Claim of Goldstein v. New York State & Local Employees' Retirement System

Mercure, J.P.

Petitioner was employed as a registered nurse for Warren County Health Services and served as a visiting nurse, performing home visits. In March 1997, while driving between patient visits, petitioner was involved in an automobile accident and sustained, among other things, an injury to her back. Petitioner attempted to resume her duties four weeks later, but after working for three days, she ceased working altogether. In January 2000, petitioner applied for disability retirement benefits on the ground that the injury to her lower back sustained in the March 1997 automobile…