In re the Claim of Gangi

—Car-dona, P.J.

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed October 10, 2001, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because she voluntarily left her employment without good cause.

Claimant was employed as a manager by a department store chain. Due to a back injury, she began an authorized medical leave of absence in November 2000 with an anticipated return date of May 17, 2001. By letter dated April 14, 2001, claimant’s physician notified the employer’s central disability office that claimant had suffered a mental…