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Claimant’s PTSD Linked to 6-Day Stint at the Site of the Collapse of the World Trade Center

The Third Department affirmed the Worker’s Compensation Board’s findings that claimant’s post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for which claimant first sought treatment in 2010, was related to his 6-day stint at the site of the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001.  The court explained the broad applicability of the relevant statutes (Workers’ Compensation Law article 8-A) and the criteria for a full Board review (newly discovered evidence or a material change in condition):

At the World Trade Center site, claimant engaged in “perimeter containment” and “transports.” He testified that he “help[ed] control who came and left the . . . site,” escorted people to the site and brought them materials, equipment and personnel. Based on this evidence, the Board reasoned that claimant’s activity constituted participation in World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup operations pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law article 8-A. Generally, the Board requires that the “claimant directly participate in or otherwise have some tangible connection to the rescue, recovery or cleanup operations”…; its reasoning here is consistent with prior Board decisions addressing this issue … . Claimant’s uncontroverted testimony indicated that he supplied direct support and assistance to first responders engaged in rescue and recovery efforts at ground zero; thus, the Board’s determination that Workers’ Compensation Law article 8-A applies is supported by substantial evidence and will not be disturbed … . Matter of Regan v City of Hornell Police Dept, 2015 NY Slip Op 00407, 3rd Dept 1-15-15

 

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