Claim of Oken v. Stanmorer Liquor Co.

—Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed November 1, 1996, which found that claimant did not voluntarily withdraw from the labor market and awarded workers’ compensation benefits.

We find substantial evidence in the record to support the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, finding that claimant did not voluntarily withdraw from the labor market. Claimant testified that he began looking for employment in July 1994 and submitted a list of 36 companies to which he had unsuccessfully applied for employment. Claimant also testified that through his participation in…