Substantial evidence is "a minimal standard that requires less than a preponderance of the evidence and demands only the existence of a rational basis in the record as a whole to support the findings upon which the determination is based" (see Matter of Blamah v New York Off. of the State Comptroller, 207 AD3d 905. Click on the URL below to access this decision posted on the Internet:
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