Court Upholds Decision Linking Worker's Anxiety to Claim for Physical Injuries

 A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker’s generalized anxiety disorder was consequential to his established claim for injuries to his left shoulder and neck. Case: Matter of Allen v. CPP-Syracuse Inc., No. 530285, 05/20/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Casey Allen worked for CPP-Syracuse Inc. He injured himself while lifting a heavy object at work in June 2010. Allen received treatment and filed a workers’ compensation claim. In October 2014, a notice of proposed decision was filed, wherein the workers’ compensation law judge found All...