Claim of Fischer v. Princess Ribbon Corp.

— Casey, J.

Appeal from an amended decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 8, 1986.

The Special Disability Fund objects to the finding of the Workers’ Compensation Board that the employer and its *963insurance carrier are entitled to reimbursement under Workers’ Compensation Law § 15 (8) for death benefits paid to claimant’s widow and minor child. Workers’ Compensation Law § 15 (8) (e) authorizes reimbursement if the compensable injury (in this case, death) was contributed to by a preexisting permanent physical impairment (Matter of Bellucci v Tip Top Farms, 24 NY2d 416, 418).…