IN THE MATTER OF MORSMAN v. CTY. OF ALLEGANY

It is hereby ordered that the determination be and the same hereby is unanimously confirmed without costs and the petition is dismissed.

Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding seeking to annul the determination that he is no longer entitled to benefits under General Municipal Law § 207-c because a knee injury he sustained in July 2002 was not causally related to an on-the-job injury he sustained in August 1999. Contrary to petitioner's contention, the determination is supported by substantial evidence ( see generally 300 Gramatan Ave. Assoc. v. State Div. of Human Rights, 45 NY2d 176, 181-182). The Hearing Officer was entitled to weigh the parties' conflicting medical evidence and to assess the credibility of the witnesses "and, so long as the inference[s] drawn and the ultimate determination made are supported by substantial evidence, it is not for [this Court to substitute its judgment for that of the [Hearing Officer]" ( Matter of Shorts Bar of Rochester Inc. v. New York State Liq. Auth., 17 AD3d 1101, 1102).