Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York December 24, 2015 (Walczyk v. Lewis Tree Service, Inc.)

Lynch, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed February 14, 2014, which ruled that claimant was entitled to a schedule loss of use award payable in a lump sum.

Claimant, while employed as a tree service worker for the employer, filed a claim for a back injury in 2005 for which he was awarded compensation.