Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 20, 1997PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeals from a decision and an amended decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed January 26, 1996 and April 4, 1997, which ruled that claimant did not sustain a causally related disability and denied his claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
Claimant worked as a bus driver for the employer from 1971 until 1993. On April 19, 1991, apparently without a precipitating incident, claimant suddenly experienced severe lower back pain radiating into his left lower extremity. This condition ultimately required surgery in May 1991 for a herniated lumbar disk. Claimant subsequently filed for…
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