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MATTER OF DEMERS v. ST. LAWRENCE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER

271 A.D.2d 857 (2000)

706 N.Y.S.2d 251

In the Matter of the Claim of HECTOR DEMERS, Appellant, v. ST. LAWRENCE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER et al., Respondents. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

Decided April 20, 2000.

Crew III, J. P.

Claimant, who suffers from an asbestos-related lung disease caused by his exposure to asbestos while working as a therapy aide for the employer from 1955 to 1986, filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits alleging that his condition constituted an occupational disease. Finding that exposure to asbestos was not a distinctive feature of claimant's employment, the Workers' Compensation Board ultimately ruled that claimant did not sustain an occupational...

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