Decision  William Bernoskevich v. General Motors Corporation

Date:	02/16/2000
Organization:	Department of Industrial Accidents
Docket Number:	DIA Board No. 030279-89
Location:	Boston

• Employee: William Bernoskevich
• Employer: General Motors Corporation
• Self Insurer: General Motors Corporation

LEVINE, J. The employee appeals from a decision in which an administrative judge, whose term had expired as of the filing of the decision, denied his claim for further compensation benefits stemming from a May 23, 1989 industrial injury. We summarily affirm the decision in all respects but one.¹  We address the remaining issue of the judge’s authority to issue the decision after her term as an administrative judge had expired. We determine that, pursuant to G.L. c. 30, §8, the judge did maintain authority to issue the decision on appeal, and therefore affirm the decision on that basis as well.

¹ The decision found that the employee’s migraine headaches are casually related to the industrial injury. (Dec. 5-6, 7.) Therefore, the employee is entitled to ongoing medical benefits under G.L. c. 152, §30, so long as they are reasonable, necessary and related. Monteiro v. Nelson Cleaning Servs., 12 Mass. Workers' Comp. Rep. 147, 151 (1998).