Claim of Porter v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.

Peters, EJ.

Claimant worked for the employer as a field service representative and, on May 1, 2004, struck his head on a concrete beam in a customer’s basement after reading a meter, causing injuries to his head, neck and back. He filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits and, following a hearing, a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) established the case for occupational disease to claimant’s head, neck and back, referencing, among other things, medical testimony that previously established claimant’s case for injuries to his neck and back stemming from a 1992…