Board Uses Improper SLU Assessment for Transit Worker

A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board made an improper schedule loss of use assessment regarding a comparison of contralateral members. Case: Matter of Brooks v. New York City Transit Authority, No. CV-23-1472, 01/09/2025, published. Facts: Jacquetta Brooks worked for the New York City Transit Authority for 27 years. She established a workers’ compensation claim in 2017 for an occupational disease relating to her right shoulder, right elbow, right hip, right knee and right ankle.  In 2021, Dr. Gideon Hedych opined that Brooks had reached maxi...