Legal Opinion
Claim of Woods v. New York State Thruway Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 22, 2012PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStein, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed February 4, 2010, which denied claimant’s application for reconsideration and/or full Board review.
In 1993, claimant suffered a work-related injury to his back and was awarded workers’ compensation benefits. Claimant was found in violation of Workers’ Compensation Law § 114-a in 2003 and the Workers’ Compensation Board rescinded claimant’s benefits and disqualified him from receiving future wage replacement benefits.* In 2007, claimant raised the issue of a causally related injury to his neck, arising out of the 1993 incident.…
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