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The case involves appeals from decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Board regarding a claimant's 1997 work-related injury. A claim for consequential psychiatric injuries was denied in 2010, and the employer sought to transfer liability to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases under Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a. While a WCLJ initially granted this transfer, the Board reversed, concluding the case was not 'truly closed' due to unresolved issues, including the claimant's alleged migraines. The court affirmed the Board's decision, finding substantial evidence to support that the case was not truly closed, thereby preventing the shift of liability to the Special Fund.
Matter of Strujan v. New York Hospital 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 case involves appeals from decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Board regarding a claimant's 1997 work-related injury. A claim for consequential psychiatric injuries was denied in 2010, and the employer sought to transfer liability to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases under Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a. While a WCLJ initially granted this transfer, the Board reversed, concluding the case was not 'truly closed' due to unresolved issues, including the claimant's alleged migraines. The court affirmed the Board's decision, finding substantial evidence to support that the case was not truly closed, thereby preventing the shift of liability to the Special Fund.
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