Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York September 24, 2009 (Claim of Tucker v. Fort Hudson Nursing Home)

Lahtinen, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 23, 2008, which, among other things, ruled that Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a is inapplicable to claimant’s award of workers’ compensation benefits.

Claimant suffered a back injury while working for the employer in August 1999.