A retired Firefighter who left the job after he was placed on World Trade Center-related medical leave has won an unusual state court victory that requires the Fire Department’s Medical Board to reconsider its rejection of his line-of-duty disability-pension claim.
This latest win came in an Article 78 proceeding and is part of what WTC legal experts say is a growing body of case law that may provide key precedents for World Trade Center first-responders who strike out with applications for disability pensions worth three-quarters of final average salary.
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