Claim of Smith v. Cornell University

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 9, 2009, which ruled that the death of claimant’s decedent was causally related to his employment.

Decedent, a painter, sustained work-related injuries in 2000 and 2001. His workers’ compensation claim arising out of the 2001 accident was established for a variety of ailments, one of which included consequential depression. In 2007, decedent committed suicide. Claimant, his wife, then filed the present claim for workers’ compensation death benefits, asserting that his suicide arose from the injuries, chronic pain, and…