Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York May 10, 2012 (Spinnato v. GE Advanced Materials)

Peters, PJ.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed August 27, 2010, which, among other things, established a new claim for workers’ compensation benefits.

Claimant has been employed as an electrical technician by the employer since 1990. In August 1995, he experienced a compensable work-related injury to his back, for which he lost no time.