Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York December 8, 2011 (Claim of Maye v. Alton Manufacturing, Inc.)

Rose, J.E

Claimant bears the burden of establishing that a causal relationship exists between his injury and his employment (see Matter of Norton v North Syracuse Cent. School Dist., 59 AD3d 890, 890 [2009]). Here, claimant relied on the medical report of his treating otalaryngologist, who stated unequivocally that “[claimant’s] hearing loss is 100% causally related to his job.