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Claim of Estate of Matusko v. Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 18, 2002PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMugglin, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 10, 2000, which ruled that decedent’s death was causally related to a prior work-related injury and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.

In 1981, Martin Matusko, during the course of his employment, suffered a work-related injury to his right fifth finger and right shoulder for which benefits were awarded in 1983. In 1985, as a result of the work incident in 1981, a compensable neck injury was established and, in 1989, Matusko was *727ultimately declared permanently totally disabled. In 1995, Matusko died and the employer…

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