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This case involves an appeal from a Workers' Compensation Board decision that denied benefits to a claimant following the unwitnessed death of her husband, a school custodian, at work. The decedent died from arteriosclerotic heart disease. A Workers' Compensation Law Judge initially awarded benefits, but the Board reversed, finding that the presumption of compensability under Workers’ Compensation Law § 21 (1) was overcome by substantial evidence. The Board's decision, which relied on the death certificate and autopsy results, noted the lack of medical evidence linking the death to employment. The appellate court affirmed the Board's decision, concluding that the presumption was successfully rebutted and there was no causal relationship between the decedent's employment and his death.
Claim of Frederick v. Lindenhurst Union Free School District is a workers' compensation case decided in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
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This case involves an appeal from a Workers' Compensation Board decision that denied benefits to a claimant following the unwitnessed death of her husband, a school custodian, at work. The decedent died from arteriosclerotic heart disease. A Workers' Compensation Law Judge initially awarded benefits, but the Board reversed, finding that the presumption of compensability under Workers’ Compensation Law § 21 (1) was overcome by substantial evidence. The Board's decision, which relied on the death certificate and autopsy results, noted the lack of medical evidence linking the death to employment. The appellate court affirmed the Board's decision, concluding that the presumption was successfully rebutted and there was no causal relationship between the decedent's employment and his death.
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