In re the Claim of Miller

—Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 18, 1997, which ruled that claimant was qualified to receive unemployment insurance benefits.

Claimant was employed as a caseworker in the Nassau County Health Protective Services Department. She took a three-month leave of absence in order to assist her mother who was moving to Virginia for health reasons. The condition of claimant’s mother, diagnosed as chronic obstructive lung disease, worsened after her arrival in Virginia, leaving her housebound. In order to continue caring for her mother, claimant resigned…