Claim of Edwards v. Wachtell

Crew III, J.P

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed May 15, 2006, which ruled, among other things, that claimant had no further causally related disability.

Claimant was injured in 1988 when involved in an automobile accident that occurred while she was engaged in her employment. Claimant applied for and received disability benefits from the date of the accident through January 1989. In August 1989, claimant was awarded compensation for two weeks of lost time between January 1989 and August 1989.

In the ensuing years, claimant received physical therapy for her injuries…