Claim of Moreines v. Lawrence Nursing Care Center

Appeals (1) from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed July 13, 1999, which ruled that the exacerbation of claimant’s multiple sclerosis was not causally related to her work, and (2) from a decision of said Board, filed April 7, 2000, which amended the prior decision with regard to the credibility of medical evidence presented by the consultant for the employer’s workers’ compensation carrier.

Claimant was diagnosed no later than 1988 with multiple sclerosis (hereinafter MS). Despite experiencing several periods of exacerbation of her symptoms thereafter, claimant continued to…