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CRB Case Annotations re: Section 31-311

Replacement of artificial aids.

THESE ANNOTATIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

Full texts of opinions, statutes and court decisions should be consulted and all citations and references fully researched by the reader.

The Annotations to Compensation Review Board Opinions are presented “as is” and the Commission makes no warranties as to the suitability of this information for any given purpose.
Please note also that Annotations change periodically due to several factors including, but not limited to, Appellate and Supreme Court decisions issued in workers’ compensation cases.

Samela v. New Haven, 3677 CRB-3-97-9 (October 20, 1998), aff’d, 54 Conn. App. 902 (1999)(per curiam).

Although appeal was dismissed for late petition for review, CRB also noted for benefit of pro se claimant that decision would have been affirmed on merits. Claimant did not allege a physical injury in First Report of Injury or Form 30C, as he reported that he had merely put his glasses down before one of his students grabbed, dropped, stepped on and broke them. Claimant later alleged that he had gotten sawdust in his eye before removing the glasses, and that he suffered conjunctivitis as a result. Trier reasonably found that no physical injury occurred, and properly denied § 31-311 claim, which requires such an injury. See also, Samela, § 31-301. Appeal procedure.

 



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