Claimant was injured in a work-related motor vehicle accident in France while he was president of the employer. The record establishes that the employer was notified of the work-related nature of the accident and that it paid those medical bills not covered by claimant's insurance coverage. The record further establishes that the employer was not required by contract or company policy to make these payments. We find that these facts provide substantial evidence to support the Board's finding of advance payment of workers' compensation benefits. The Board could reasonably infer that under the circumstances the payments were made in recognition of the work-related nature of claimant's injury.
Mikoll, J.P., Mercure, Crew III, White and Yesawich Jr., JJ., concur. Ordered that the decision is affirmed, without costs.