Claim of Johnson v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 25, 1996, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant did not voluntarily withdraw from the labor market and that he sustained a causally related partial disability.

Claimant was employed as an intravenous technician at a hospital. On April 21, 1995, he sustained a work-related injury to his left knee causing him to be out of work for a month. Although he returned to work for a brief period thereafter, it soon became apparent that claimant’s knee injuries would prevent him from performing his job. In any event, claimant…