Carpinello, J.
To obtain reimbursement pursuant to Workers' Compensation Law § 15 (8), an employer must satisfy three conditions, the first of which is a showing that the claimant had a preexisting permanent impairment that hindered job potential (see, Matter of Chadwick v Mallinkrodt Anesthesia Prods.,
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