Supreme Court of Connecticut
Dickerson v. Stamford
March 10, 2020334 Conn. 870
Summary
The court affirmed the Compensation Review Board’s decision vacating dismissal of the plaintiff’s claim for benefits related to heart disease. It held that a claimant with an established compensable hypertension claim under § 7-433c need not file a new notice of claim for later heart disease if the conditions are causally related. The court further held that causation is governed by the substantial-factor standard and remanded for a factual determination on whether the plaintiff’s hypertension substantially contributed to his heart disease.