Claim of Conway-Acevedo v. Consolidated Edison Co. of N.Y., Inc.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 26, 2012, which ruled that the employer’s workers’ compensation carrier is not entitled to reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund.

Claimant sustained work-related injuries in 2001 and was awarded workers’ compensation benefits. Subsequently, the employer and its workers’ compensation carrier (hereinafter collectively referred to as the carrier) sought reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 15 (8) (d). After considering the testimony of claimant, a physician retained…