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The claimant appealed a Workers’ Compensation Board decision from December 9, 2010, which applied apportionment to his workers’ compensation award, allocating 50% to a 2009 work-related back injury and 50% to a 2004 back injury. The appellate court clarified that apportionment is inapplicable when a preexisting condition was not due to a compensable injury and the claimant was fully employed and capable of performing job duties despite the condition. Evidence showed the claimant's 2004 back injury was not work-related, and he had worked full-time for over four years before the 2009 injury. The court emphasized that the key factor for apportionment is whether the prior condition was disabling, not merely symptomatic. Therefore, the Board’s decision to apportion the award was reversed as it lacked substantial evidence, and the case was remitted for further proceedings.
Claim of Morin v. Town of Lake Luzerne is a workers' compensation case decided in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
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The claimant appealed a Workers’ Compensation Board decision from December 9, 2010, which applied apportionment to his workers’ compensation award, allocating 50% to a 2009 work-related back injury and 50% to a 2004 back injury. The appellate court clarified that apportionment is inapplicable when a preexisting condition was not due to a compensable injury and the claimant was fully employed and capable of performing job duties despite the condition. Evidence showed the claimant's 2004 back injury was not work-related, and he had worked full-time for over four years before the 2009 injury. The court emphasized that the key factor for apportionment is whether the prior condition was disabling, not merely symptomatic. Therefore, the Board’s decision to apportion the award was reversed as it lacked substantial evidence, and the case was remitted for further proceedings.
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