In re the Claim of Sohmer v. Arben Construction Co.

Appeals (1) from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 18, 2001, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant did not sustain a causally related injury and denied his claim for workers’ compensation benefits, and (2) from a decision of said Board, filed September 20, 2002, which denied claimant’s request for reconsideration or full Board review.

In 1994, Arben Construction Company employed claimant as an ironworker. Claimant asserts that on his last day of work, he injured his back and right leg when his foot went through a ramp with a missing plank. Following several hearings,…