Claim of Masi v. Town of Clarkstown

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed February 17, 1998, which ruled that claimant’s coronary infarction was causally related and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.

On June 9, 1990, claimant (then age 50), a 25-year veteran police officer, suffered a myocardial infarction. Although the actual event occurred on a Saturday morning while claimant was off duty, the record discloses that the day before, claimant had engaged in strenuous physical activity when he participated in a karate-type defensive training course required by the employer. The class lasted…