Claim of Salley v. New York City Police Department

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed February 24, 2006, which ruled that claimant did not sustain an accidental injury in the course of his employment and denied his claim for workers’ compensation benefits.

On April 4, 2005, claimant, a school safety agent for the New York City Police Department, heard a popping sound in his right knee while walking a patrol at John Bound High School in Queens. His resultant inability to straighten his leg prompted *1151him to seek immediate medical treatment and prevented him from returning to work for over three months. Claimant…