Claim of Leslie v. Eastman Kodak Co.

Claimant sustained work-related injuries to both shoulders in March 1999 and underwent operations in April 2004 and September 2004. In February 2006, he was awarded a 55% schedule loss of use of his left arm and a 52.5% schedule loss of use of his right arm, entitling him to 355 weeks of benefits. When the schedule awards were exhausted, claimant applied for additional workers’ compensation benefits pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 15 (3) (v). In February 2009, the Workers’ Compensation Board ruled that claimant was eligible for benefits and returned the case to the calendar to…