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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision
Jul 24, 2002

In re the Claim of Miller v. North Syracuse Central School District

This case involves an appeal from a Workers' Compensation Board decision concerning overlapping workers' compensation awards. The claimant, a food services worker, filed two separate claims: one for occupational disease to her shoulders, leading to a schedule loss of use award, and another for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, which resulted in a temporary total disability award for the period from December 13, 1999, to February 14, 2000. The State Insurance Fund argued that the schedule loss of use award should be suspended for this period to prevent an overlap. Initially, a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge disagreed, but the Workers’ Compensation Board reversed, ruling in favor of suspending the schedule award. On appeal, the court reversed the Board's decision, clarifying that a schedule award is not allocable to a specific period of disability and therefore does not overlap with a temporary total disability award covering a limited timeframe. The court distinguished this from cases involving permanent disability awards. The matter was remitted to the Workers’ Compensation Board for recalculation of the claimant’s award.

Workers' CompensationSchedule Loss of UseTemporary Total DisabilityOverlapping AwardsEarning CapacityOccupational DiseaseCarpal Tunnel SyndromeShoulder InjuryAppellate ReviewRecalculation of Award
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Claim of Mazayoff v. A.C.V.L. Companies, Inc.

Claimant, a security guard, appealed a Workers’ Compensation Board decision denying benefits for bronchial asthma, which he attributed to work conditions like car fumes and extreme temperatures. The Board found no causally related injury or occupational disease. The appellate court affirmed, stating the Board's decision was supported by substantial medical evidence. Two physicians, Alan Schecter and Jonathan Sumner, concluded that claimant's asthma could not be determined with medical certainty to be caused by his work environment, despite potential exacerbation. The court upheld the Board's deference in resolving conflicting medical testimony.

Workers' CompensationBronchial AsthmaOccupational DiseaseAccidental InjuryCausal RelationshipMedical EvidenceAppellate ReviewSubstantial EvidenceSecurity GuardEnvironmental Conditions
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Claim of Lamantia v. Midland Elevator Co.

The claimant filed two separate workers' compensation claims in March 2005, one for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and another for a back injury. A Workers' Compensation Law Judge (WCLJ) initially awarded a nonschedule temporary disability for the back injury, which was later classified as permanent. Subsequently, the WCLJ also awarded a schedule loss of use for the carpal tunnel syndrome. The State Insurance Fund, the employer's carrier, appealed, arguing that the concurrent awards resulted in an impermissible overlap, exceeding the statutory maximum weekly benefit of $400 under Workers’ Compensation Law § 15 (6). Although the Workers' Compensation Board affirmed the awards, the appellate court reversed, holding that a schedule loss of use award cannot be paid concurrently with a permanent nonschedule award if their aggregate exceeds the statutory maximum, as both compensate for loss of future earning capacity.

Schedule Loss of UseNonschedule AwardTemporary DisabilityPermanent DisabilityStatutory MaximumConcurrent AwardsEarning CapacityCarpal Tunnel SyndromeBack InjuryAppellate Review
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Matter of Scuderi v. Mazzco Enterprises

Claimant, a union carpenter, filed a workers' compensation claim in 2010 for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, which was deemed an occupational disease with a disability onset of June 25, 2010. The workers’ compensation carrier for his last employer, Mazzco Enterprises, sought to apportion liability among claimant’s previous employers, including JD Consulting LLC. The Workers’ Compensation Board ultimately determined the disease was contracted on August 14, 1998, and assigned 45% of the liability to JD Consulting and its carrier. JD Consulting and its carrier appealed, contending that the Board's selection of the contraction date lacked substantial evidentiary support, as the claimant could not recall the onset of symptoms and his treating physician provided no definitive opinion on the matter. The Appellate Division concurred, reversing the Board's decision and remitting the case for further proceedings due to the insufficient evidence supporting the chosen date of contraction.

Workers' CompensationOccupational DiseaseCarpal Tunnel SyndromeApportionment of LiabilityEmployer LiabilitySubstantial EvidenceAppellate ReviewReversalRemittalNew York Law
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision
Oct 04, 2006

Claim of McKenzie v. UJA-FED

Claimant, employed in data entry, developed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and sought workers' compensation benefits. The Workers' Compensation Law Judge initially dismissed the claim, but the Workers' Compensation Board reversed, finding the condition to be an occupational disease causally related to employment, based on agreement between the treating physician and an independent medical examiner, and the carrier's failure to request cross-examination. The carrier appealed, arguing the Board erred in its finding regarding cross-examination and mischaracterized medical evidence. The appellate court affirmed the Board's decision, ruling that the carrier waived its right to cross-examination by not making a timely request and finding no basis to disturb the Board's assessment of the medical evidence.

Occupational DiseaseCarpal Tunnel SyndromeWorkers' CompensationMedical EvidenceCross-Examination WaiverAppellate ReviewCausationEmployment-Related InjuryMedical Expert TestimonyBoard Decision Appeal
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Case No. ADJ8279816 ADJ9818108
Regular
Aug 29, 2017

JAY SEVOIAN vs. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

This case involves a deputy sheriff seeking workers' compensation for cumulative industrial injuries. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found compensable injuries to the applicant's knees, asthma, sleep disorder, hemorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, and hypertensive heart disease. The Defendant sought reconsideration, arguing that the hypertensive heart disease should only be attributed to the later injury date. The Board denied reconsideration, adopting the ALJ's report, which found that the stress from the original cumulative injury contributed to the hypertensive heart disease as a "new and further disability" or a "compensable consequence injury." Therefore, the injuries were correctly combined for a single permanent disability award, with no apportionment.

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardDeputy SheriffCumulative InjuryHypertensive Heart DiseaseLabor Code Section 3212Permanent DisabilityApportionmentNew and Further DisabilityCompensable Consequence InjuriesAgreed Medical Evaluator
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

Lane v. Astrue

Plaintiff Teresa Lane sought supplemental security income benefits, claiming disability due to numerous ailments including arthritis, asthma, COPD, and fibromyalgia. The Commissioner of Social Security denied her application. This Court, presided over by District Judge Charles J. Siragusa, reviewed the final determination. The Court found that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) erred in applying the treating physician rule, failing to obtain evidence from a vocational expert, and evaluating Plaintiff’s credibility. Specifically, the ALJ's assessment of Plaintiff's residual functional capacity for sedentary work was inconsistent with medical opinions. Consequently, the Court denied the Commissioner’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, granted Plaintiff’s cross-motion, and remanded the case solely for the calculation of benefits.

Disability benefitsSocial Security ActSupplemental Security IncomeALJ errorTreating physician ruleVocational expertCredibility assessmentSedentary workRFC assessmentNon-exertional limitations
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Case No. MISSING
Regular Panel Decision

People v. Yates

The People moved for a Frye hearing to determine the scientific acceptance of expert testimony on male rape trauma syndrome, which the defendant sought to introduce. The defendant, charged with grand larceny, claimed he was sexually assaulted and that the syndrome explained his failure to report the incident. The court reviewed existing New York case law on rape trauma syndrome for female and child victims, and scientific literature on male sexual assault. It found that male victims exhibit similar post-traumatic stress symptoms to female victims, concluding that male rape trauma syndrome is generally accepted in the scientific community. Therefore, the court denied the People's motion, ruling that a Frye hearing was not necessary.

Male Rape Trauma SyndromeFrye HearingExpert Testimony AdmissibilitySexual AssaultPosttraumatic Stress DisorderScientific AcceptanceGender Neutral LawEvidence LawCriminal ProcedureSodomy
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Case No. ADJ11201607, ADJ11201608
Regular
Jun 10, 2024

SAMMY VIGIL vs. COUNTY OF KERN

The Appeals Board held that the Combined Values Chart (CVC) may be rebutted and impairments added where an applicant establishes the impact of each impairment on the activities of daily living (ADLs) and shows either that there is no overlap between the effects on ADLs or that the overlap increases or amplifies the impact on the overlapping ADLs.

WCABEn BancReconsiderationFindings of FactAwards and OrdersPermanent Partial DisabilityHip Replacement SurgeryApportionmentCombined Values ChartPermanent Disability Ratings Schedule
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Case No. ADJ2212207 (STK 0188509)
Regular
Dec 17, 2008

Burl Gene Condit vs. CITY OF MODESTO, Permissibly Self-Insured

In this case, the applicant sought reconsideration of a workers' compensation award that significantly reduced his permanent disability benefits due to apportionment based on prior injuries. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding the trial judge erred by placing the burden on the applicant to prove lack of overlap. The Board clarified that under Labor Code section 4664, the defendant bears the burden of proving that prior permanent disability overlaps with the current disability. Consequently, the case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings on the issue of overlap.

Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardReconsiderationFindings and AwardPermanent DisabilityApportionmentLabor Code Section 4664Prior AwardsOverlapBurden of ProofKopping v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.
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