Claim of Griffin v. John Civetta & Sons

—Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed July 20, 1978, which discharged the Special Disability Fund from liability under section 15 (subd 8, par [d]) of the Workers’ Compensation Law. While working for the employer herein on October 29, 1974, claimant concededly sustained a compensable back injury, and it is likewise uncontested that he had a pre-existing permanent physical impairment as a result of a back injury sustained on September 5, 1973. Claimant’s disability after February 18, 1975 was subsequently apportioned 50% to each of these accidents, and the only…