Decision  Ellen Brunelle v. Department of Mental Health

Date:	06/27/2024
Organization:	Department of Industrial Accidents
Docket Number:	DIA Board No. 19802-20
Location:	BOSTON, MA

• Employee: Ellene Brunelle
• Employer: Department of Mental Health
• Self Insurer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts

O’LEARY, J.  The employee appeals from the administrative judge’s decision denying her claim for § 36(1)(k) benefits.¹  We affirm the hearing decision.

¹ The judge’s decision, as well as all file pleadings, inexplicably refer to “§ 36k” which we presume is actually a reference to § 36(1)(k), the relevant portion of which provides that payment for bodily disfigurement is “not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars,” and disfigurement shall not be “purely scar based, unless such disfigurement is on the face, neck or hands.”