Legal Opinion
In re the Claim of Allen v. Brentwood Fire District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 6, 2003PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMugglin, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 22, 2002, which ruled that claimant had a permanent partial disability with a 50% impairment in his earning capacity.
Claimant was injured in August 1998 while performing his *658duties as a volunteer firefighter with the Brentwood Fire District. His application for benefits under the Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Law was granted by the Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ), who found claimant to be permanently partially disabled, causing a 50% impairment of his earning capacity. The Workers’ Compensation Board…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dentico v. Village of WalworthAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Claim of Halbin v. Lindenhurst Fire Department of the Inc. Village of LindenhurstAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
- Young v. Moyers Corners Fire DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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- Weinstein v. Somers Fire DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Claim of Giudi v. New Paltz Fire DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Claim of Giudi v. New Paltz Fire DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012