Claim of Lynch v. New York City Housing Authority

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 29, 1989, which ruled that the death of claimant’s decedent was unrelated to his employment and denied claimant’s claim for workers’ compensation death benefits.

Although it is conceded that claimant’s decedent died as a result of the disease lymphonatoid granulomatosis, which affects the lungs as well as the skin and central nervous system, the Workers’ Compensation Board was faced with conflicting expert medical opinions as to whether the disease was related to decedent’s exposure to toxic chemicals and fumes at work.…