Claim of Seaman v. County of Onondaga

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 9, 1997, which ruled that claimant had sustained a compens*954able injury and awarded benefits under the Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Law.

Claimant was found to have suffered a permanent disability to his left wrist when he slipped and fell on ice. At that time, claimant was acting in his capacity as a volunteer firefighter in the Town of Spafford, Onondaga County. Contrary to the County of Onondaga’s assertions, substantial evidence supports the Workers’ Compensation Board’s decision that claimant suffered a 78% loss of…