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Matter of Ubban v. County of Westchester

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jul 8, 1993
195 A.D.2d 726 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

July 8, 1993

Appeal from the Workers' Compensation Board.


Claimant sustained a compensable injury to his back on or about March 1, 1982 and was awarded workers' compensation benefits. The case was thereafter closed on or about December 14, 1983. It appears that claimant's pain became progressively worse and that claimant stopped working entirely in late 1985. Thereafter, based upon the submission of certain medical reports, claimant's case was reopened, and additional testimony was received regarding the nature, cause and extent of claimant's injury. The Workers' Compensation Board ultimately concluded that claimant was permanently totally disabled and that such disability was causally related to the March 1982 injury. This appeal ensued.

We affirm. It is well settled that conflicting medical testimony merely presents a factual issue for the Board to resolve (see, Matter of Ingham v. Oswego County, 178 A.D.2d 796, 798; Matter of Curtis v. Adirondack Trailways, 146 A.D.2d 900, 901). The testimony provided by claimant's treating physician was sufficient to establish that claimant was permanently totally disabled and that claimant's disability was causally related to the injury he sustained to his back in 1982. Inasmuch as the Board's findings are supported by substantial evidence, its decision must be affirmed. The remaining arguments advanced on appeal have been examined and found to be lacking in merit.

Mikoll, J.P., Yesawich Jr. and Levine, JJ., concur. Ordered that the decision is affirmed, with costs to the Workers' Compensation Board.


Summaries of

Matter of Ubban v. County of Westchester

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jul 8, 1993
195 A.D.2d 726 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

Matter of Ubban v. County of Westchester

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Claim of ARTHUR UBBAN, Respondent, v. COUNTY OF…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Jul 8, 1993

Citations

195 A.D.2d 726 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
600 N.Y.S.2d 335

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