Naylon v. Erie County Highway Department

Carpinello, J. Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 27, 2003, which, inter alia, reopened the record for further development on the issue of claimant’s voluntary withdrawal from employment.

Claimant, a highway maintenance worker, injured his neck and back on January 2, 2003 when he slipped after inspecting a culvert. He was out of work until January 6, 2003, at which time he returned and worked through January 24, 2003. He stopped working on January 27, 2003. He filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits and, following a hearing, a Workers’…