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Regular Panel Decision

Claim of Van Horn v. Red Hook Central School

A schoolteacher, while monitoring a study hall, fell after opening a window and fractured her right femur. The Workers' Compensation Board denied her claim, concluding the accident did not arise out of employment as no work-related factor caused her fall. On appeal, the court reversed this decision, asserting that since the injury occurred 'in the course of' her employment, a presumption arises that it also arose 'out of' employment. The court found that the employer and its carrier failed to present substantial evidence to rebut this presumption. The matter was remitted to the Workers’ Compensation Board for further proceedings.

Workers' CompensationScope of EmploymentAccidentPresumptionRebuttalInjurySchoolteacherFemur FractureAppellate ReviewRemittal

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Case No. MISSING

Regular Panel Decision

Apr 02, 2007

Claim of Chiesa v. Stillwater Central School District

Claimant, a schoolteacher, appealed a Workers’ Compensation Board decision from April 2, 2007, which denied her claim for benefits related to an alleged injury from an explosion at her school in October 2000. The Workers’ Compensation Law Judge initially disallowed the claim, citing a lack of credibility and failure to establish a causally related injury. The Board affirmed this finding, a decision which was subsequently upheld on appeal. The court emphasized the Board's role as the sole judge of witness credibility and its discretion in resolving conflicting medical opinions. Given the employer's testimony rebutting the explosion claims and inconsistencies in claimant's own account, the Board's determination was supported by substantial evidence.

Workers' CompensationCredibilityCausationOccupational ExposureReactive Airway Dysfunction SyndromeMedical EvidenceWitness TestimonySubstantial EvidenceAppellate ReviewEmployer Defense

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Claim of Van Horn v. Red Hook Central School

Workers' CompensationScope of EmploymentAccidentPresumptionRebuttalInjurySchoolteacherFemur FractureAppellate ReviewRemittal

Claim of Chiesa v. Stillwater Central School District

Workers' CompensationCredibilityCausationOccupational ExposureReactive Airway Dysfunction SyndromeMedical EvidenceWitness TestimonySubstantial EvidenceAppellate ReviewEmployer Defense