Legal Opinion
Claim of La Fave v. St. Lawrence County
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 17, 2001PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Rose, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 17, 1999, which ruled that claimant’s back condition is causally related to a prior work-related injury and made an award of workers’ compensation benefits.
Claimant sustained a work-related injury to his back in October 1992 which was diagnosed as a back sprain. After the initial treatment, he did not return to his orthopedist until November 1996 when he was diagnosed with sciatica and a *791herniated disc. He underwent surgery to his back in March 1997. The Workers’ Compensation Board ultimately concluded that…
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