Spain, J.
Claimant applied for and was awarded workers' compensation benefits after sustaining work-related injuries to his back and head in January 1994. In 1999, claimant agreed to accept a $28,000 lump-sum nonschedule adjustment and, following the Workers' Compensation Board's approval thereof, his case was closed (see Workers' Compensation Law § 15 [5-b]). Dissatisfied with the settlement and alleging that his injuries had worsened, claimant successfully...
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