CRB Opinions & Annotations

 

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Within Connecticut's workers' compensation system, one or more parties to a disputed claim for workers' compensation benefits may appeal the decision of an Administrative Law Judge of the Workers' Compensation Commission rendered after that Judge has heard the case at a lower-level Formal Hearing. Such appeals are usually heard by the Commission's appellate body, the Compensation Review Board (also known as the CRB).

The Compensation Review Board was enacted by statute in 1980 to hear appeals in workers' compensation cases, and it is situated within the Workers' Compensation Commission. Each year a very small fraction of the many cases heard by the Commission are appealed to the CRB, usually just a few dozen. Three of the sixteen Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judges serve on the Compensation Review Board on a rotating basis. The Commission Chairman sits as the head of the Board during his or her entire tenure as Chairman, and he or she chooses two other Judges to hear the appeals for a year-long appointment each.

In a small number of cases, parties may appeal an Opinion issued by the CRB to either the state's Appellate Court or to the state's Supreme Court. In very rare instances an appeal may go directly before one of these courts without first being heard by the CRB.

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CRB Opinions

This site presently contains more than 2,800 Opinions issued by the Board from 1993 to the present. As new Opinions are issued, they will be posted on this website. 

 

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CRB Hearing Calendars

The CRB holds appellate hearings monthly, and through the left navigation on this page the Commission provides calendars of these monthly CRB hearings.

 

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Case Law

When the CRB issues a decision — formally called an Opinion — it is one example of what's called "case law." Decisions issued by the state's Appellate and Supreme Courts are also examples of case law. There is a hierarchy to how law and case law are applied to the individual facts of workers' compensation cases. Statutes always outrank regulations, which always outrank case law. Case law, however, does take a higher precedence over decisions issued from lower-level Commission hearings.

 

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Annotations

There are approximately 6,000 annotations to CRB Opinions, also available through this page's left-side navigation. These are one- or two-paragraph summaries of CRB Opinions and, where possible, Annotations link directly to the Opinions they summarize.

 

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^{RECENT CRB Opinions}

^{CRB Opinions Posted in 2025}

 

• Bocchino v. Joseph's Auto Body (J.F.P. Enterprises, L.L.C.)
  Case No. 6532 CRB-8-24-2 : Claim No. 800212970 : January 24, 2025

• Callahan v. iCare Health Management d/b/a Silver Spring Care Center 
  Case No. 6525 CRB-8-24-2 : Claim Nos. 800210040; 800210038; 800207534; 800207382; 800207383; 800207384; 800207535; & 800207742 : November 22, 2024

• Dodge v. State of Connecticut/Department of Motor Vehicles 
  Case No. 6538 CRB-8-24-4 : Claim Nos. 601064722 & 601067132 : May 2, 2025

• Fioravanti v. NCR Corporation 
  Case No. 6545 CRB-5-24-6 : Claim No. 100153667 : May 27, 2025

• Gardner v. State of Connecticut/Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
  Case No. 6434 CRB-5-21-6 : Claim No. 800194195 : May 2, 2025

• Laurin v. The Hartford Provision Company 
  Case No. 6571 CRB-1-25-2 : Claim No. 100170709 : March 6, 2025

• Massena v. City of Stamford 
  Case No. 6534 CRB-7-24-3 : Claim Nos. 700148677 & 700184036 : February 21, 2025

• Morgan v. Sulzer Pumps Solutions, Inc.
  Case No. 6531 CRB-1-24-2 : Claim No. 100228773 : January 22, 2025

• Quinn v. Pierce Builders, Inc. d/b/a HPJ Construction Company 
  Case No. 6539 CRB-1-24-4 : Claim No. 601096175 : April 25, 2025

• Trowbridge v. Royal Flush, Inc. 
  Case No. 6569 CRB-4-25-1 : Claim No. 700191761 : January 28, 2025

• Villegas v. JetBlue Airways Corporation 
  Case No. 6572 CRB-1-25-3 : Claim No. 100238184: March 20, 2025

• Zito-Hannan v. Electric Boat Corporation 
  Case No. 6537 CRB-2-24-3 : Claim Nos. 200205999 & 200206200 : July 19, 2024

 

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_{CRB Opinions Posted in 2024}

 

• Barros v. City of Bristol/Board of Education
  CASE NO. 6491 CRB-6-22-11 : Claim No. 601089653 : October 6, 2023

• Bocchino v. Joseph's Auto Body (J.F.P. Enterprises, L.L.C.)
  Case No. 6532 CRB-8-24-2 : Claim No. 800212970 : July 19, 2024

• Buchanan v. Town of East Hartford/Police Department
  CASE NO. 6488 CRB-6-22-10 : Claim Nos. 100193405 & 100202616 : November 3, 2023

• Callahan v. ICARE Health Management D/B/A Silver Spring Care Center
  Case No. 6525 CRB-2-23-12 : Claim Nos. 800210040; 800210038; 800207534; 800207382; 800207383; 800207384; 800207535; & 800207742 : May 10, 2024

• Cavero v. Love Logistics, L.L.C.
  Case No. 6542 CRB-6-24-5 : Claim No. 601102499 : May 16, 2024

• Corroa v. Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, L.L.C.
  Case No. 6535 CRB-1-24-3 : Claim No. 100201911 : March 27, 2024

• Curran v. State of Connecticut/Department of Correction
  CASE NO. 6492 CRB-1-22-12 : Claim No. 100225806 : November 17, 2023

• DaFinice v. Senior Philanthropy of Newington
  Case No. 6513 CRB-7-23-8 : Claim No. 400114392 : August 9, 2024

• Hayes v. Lily Transportation Corporation
  CASE NO. 6500 CRB-1-23-4 : Claim No. 400097459 : November 24, 2023

• Herrick v. I.P.C. Lydon, L.L.C.
  CASE NO. 6496 CRB-2-23-2 : Claim No. 400108898 : February 2, 2024

• Jonelis v. Cumberland Farms
  Case No. 6499 CRB-5-23-4 : Claim No. 500166398 : March 1, 2024

• Mattera v. State of Connecticut/Department of Children and Families
  Case No. 6505 CRB-8-23-6 : Claim No. 800200287 : March 1, 2024

• McKay v. Deepdale Employment, L.L.C.
  Case Nos. 6509 CRB-5-23-7 & 6522 CRB-5-23-12 : Claim No. 500176975 : August 9, 2024

• Morris v. American Greenfuels, L.L.C.
  Case No. 6544 CRB-3-24-5 : Claim No. 300135391 : June 6, 2024  

• Post v. Raytheon Technologies/Pratt & Whitney
  Case No. 6524 CRB-8-23-12 : Claim No. 800214960 : September 6, 2024  

• Rosenstein v. Hartford Distributors
  CASE NO. 6490 CRB-8-22-11 : Claim No. 800171972 : October 20, 2023

• Rowe v. Bridgeport Hospital
  CASE NO. 6485 CRB-4-22-9 : Claim No. 400029637 : September 15, 2023

• Savvas v. Allegis Group/Maxim Health
  Case No. 6511 CRB-1-23-8 : Claim No. 300123008 : May 10, 2024  

• Venanzi v. The Hartford Provision Company, INC.
  Case No. 6543 CRB-1-24-5 : Claim No. 100235242 : May 22, 2024  

• Vitti v. City of Milford
  Case No. 6515 CRB-7-23-9 : Claim No. 400081416 : August 30, 2024  

• Wratchford v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Companies, L.L.C./AHOLD USA
  Case No. 6504 CRB-3-23-5 : Claim No. 300124154 : May 22, 2024  

• Wratchford v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Companies, L.L.C./AHOLD USA
  CASE NO. 6504 CRB-3-23-5 : Claim No. 300124154 : December 8, 2023

 

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_{CRB Opinions Posted in 2023}

 

• Ajdini v. Frank Lill & Son Incorporated
  Case No. 6474 CRB-4-22-4 : Claim Nos. 400111358 & 400111359 : MARCH 17, 2023

• Asberry v. Bunker Hill Properties\, INC.
  Case No. 6469 CRB-1-22-3 : Claim No. 800209203 : FEBRUARY 21, 2023

• Bell v. Hartford Healthcare at Home
  CASE NO. 6473 CRB-8-22-4 : Claim Nos. 800209326 & 100219205 : August 18, 2023

• Britt v. Cos Cob Tv and Audio
  CASE NO. 6481 CRB-7-22-9 : Claim No. 700188583 : August 18, 2023

• Clark v. Town of Waterford Cohanzie Fire Department
  CASE NO. 6339 CRB-2-19-7 : Claim No. 200196905 : July 20, 2023

• Cruz v. Interim Healthcare of Eastern & Southwestern Connecticut
  CASE NO. 6480 CRB-2-22-7 : Claim No. 200151751 : May 19, 2023

• Desimone v. Griffin Health Services Corporation
  CASE NO. 6479 CRB-4-22-7 : Claim No. 400109794 : April 13, 2023

• Esposito, v. City of Stamford
  Case No. 6470 CRB-7-22-4 : Claim No. 700003691 : FEBRUARY 6, 2023

• Gaudett c. City of Bridgeport/Police Department
  CASE NO. 6337 CRB-4-19-7 : Claim No. 400101328 : May 4, 2023

• Hadden v. Capitol Region Education Council
  CASE NO. 6471 CRB-6-22-4 : Claim No. 100179085 : April 5, 2023

• Holbrook v. State of Connecticut/ Department of Economic and Community Development
  CASE NO. 6455 CRB-1-21-12 : Claim No. 100214069 : April 6, 2023

• Jinks v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Companies, L.L.C./AHOLD USA 
  CASE NO. 6465 CRB-6-22-1 : Claim Nos. 601085492, 601085199, 601087576, 601089395, 601093842 & 601055882 : June 23, 2023

• Johnson v. Illinois Tool Works
  Case No. 6493 CRB-1-23-1 : Claim No. 100226167 : JANUARY 13, 2023

• LeMaire v. New England Industrial Truck, INC.
  Case No. 6466 CRB-3-22-1 : Claim Nos. 800203408 & 300114387 : JANUARY 26, 2023 

• MikulskiI v. A. Duie Pyle, INC.
  Case No. 6448 CRB-7-21-11 : Claim No. 601076085 : JANUARY 11, 2023 

• Pelc v. Southington Dental Associates, P.C.
  CASE NO. 6454 CRB-8-21-11 : Claim No. 601046789 : July 21, 2023

• Recinos v. State of Connecticut/Department of Transportation
  CASE NO. 6483 CRB-4-22-9 : Claim Nos. 400066083, 400072886, and 400110175 : June 23, 2023

• Riggins v. State of Connecticut/Department of Correction
  CASE NO. 6452 CRB-6-21-11 : Claim Nos. 800128948, 601091244, 601082828, 800131599 & 800133236 : APRIL 4, 2023

• Rimni v. State of Connecticut/Connecticut Dept. of Emergency Services & Public Protection
  CASE NO. 6510 CRB-8-23-8 : Claim No. 800213397 : August 16, 2023

• Wickson v. A.C. MOORE
  CASE NO. 6478 CRB-2-22-6 : Claim Nos. 200192166, 200194208, & 200196443 : May 1, 2023

• Zezima v. City of Stamford/Board of Education
  Case No. 6472 CRB-7-22-4 : Claim No. 700179324 : FEBRUARY 3, 2023