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Claimant sustained work-related neck and back injuries in a December 2006 accident while working for Salamanca Board of Public Utilities, establishing a workers' compensation claim. In October 2012, while employed elsewhere, he experienced new symptoms in his left arm and leg after an incident, diagnosed as lower back abnormalities. The carrier for the original claim denied payment for associated medical bills, asserting a new injury. A Workers' Compensation Law Judge initially agreed with the carrier, but the Workers' Compensation Board reversed, finding the carrier liable due to its failure to rebut the Workers’ Compensation Law § 21 (5) presumption of a causal relationship. The Appellate Division affirmed the Board's decision, without costs.
Matter of Koniak v. Salamanca Board of Public Utilities 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.
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Claimant sustained work-related neck and back injuries in a December 2006 accident while working for Salamanca Board of Public Utilities, establishing a workers' compensation claim. In October 2012, while employed elsewhere, he experienced new symptoms in his left arm and leg after an incident, diagnosed as lower back abnormalities. The carrier for the original claim denied payment for associated medical bills, asserting a new injury. A Workers' Compensation Law Judge initially agreed with the carrier, but the Workers' Compensation Board reversed, finding the carrier liable due to its failure to rebut the Workers’ Compensation Law § 21 (5) presumption of a causal relationship. The Appellate Division affirmed the Board's decision, without costs.
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