On or about September 1, 1987, Adbeel O. Garro was an employee at Potamkin Cadillac Corp. and suffered a work related injury. Our office does not have the full medical and case history, but the matter has been ongoing since that date.
At the time, PMA Management Corp. was the workers’ compensation carrier that has been handling the claim. Recently, the attending doctor submitted a request to the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board requesting a lumbar fusion at L4-5 and lumbar laminectomy at L3-4 and L5-S1. The request was granted and authorization was provided to proceed with the surgery.
On February 11, 2016, the surgery