Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York January 16, 2003 (Claim of McCaffrey v. James L. Lewis, Inc.)

Mugglin, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed September 27, 2001, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant did not suffer from a disabling condition.

Claimant, a pipe-fitter for over 20 years, has not worked since being diagnosed with asbestosis and pleural placquing in 1988.