Legal Opinion
Claim of Garrio v. Donovan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 31, 2002PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mercure, J.P.
Claimant, who worked as a porter-cleaner at a public school for 18 years, underwent a pneumonectomy for lung cancer in 1989 and has been disabled ever since. The Workers’ Compensation Board concluded that his disabling lung condition was not causally related to his employment and he appeals from the Board’s decision, claiming that the evidence demonstrates *914the necessary link between his disease and his employment. We affirm the Board’s decision.
In addition to the lung cancer, the diagnosis by claimant’s treating physician included asbestosis, chronic bronchitis and chronic…
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