Legal Opinion
Claim of Evans v. Great Eastern Lumber Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 16, 1988PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeiss, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed January 9, 1987, as amended by decision filed May 19, 1987.
Claimant’s index and ring fingers on his dominant right hand were amputated following a work-related injury in September 1984. He has since died due to unrelated causes. At issue is whether the award of the Workers’ Compensation Board to claimant’s widow of a 40% schedule loss of use of the right hand is supported by substantial evidence (see, Workers’ Compensation Law § 15 [3] [c], [s]). The record includes a letter report from Dr. Lawrence Enisman, a plastic surgeon,…
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