IN THE MATTER OF CLAIM OF ADAMS v. UNIVERA HEALTH CARE/EXCELLUS


26 A.D.3d 587 (2006)

807 N.Y.S.2d 749

In the Matter of the Claim of YVETTE ADAMS, Respondent, v. UNIVERA HEALTH CARE/EXCELLUS, Appellant. WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD, Respondent.

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

February 2, 2006.


PETERS, J.

Claimant worked as a patient service representative for the employer but had to stop working due to severe coughing episodes, apparently brought on by exposure to environmental irritants. Claimant filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits and, following development of the record with regard to the issue of causality, a workers' compensation law judge found that claimant sustained an accidental work-related injury. Upon review, the Workers' Compensation...

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