An appeals court has upheld the workers’ compensation claim of a worker who blamed the seasonings he inhaled at a plant that manufactures Frito Lay snacks for being at least in part to blame for his respiratory problems.

The Appellate Division, Third Department, ruled that Keith Sandell provided expert medical testimony that was sufficient to provide a link between his breathing distress and the 12 years he worked at a Binghamton plant where Frito Lay makes corn, potato and grain-based snacks.