N.Y. Court Upholds Police Medical Board's Finding of No Disability

NEW YORK - A retired New York City police officer seeking disability retirement benefits based on his claim of lung disease from his part in rescue operations after Sept. 11, 2001, failed to persuade an appellate court to overturn adverse rulings by the police medical board and the Police Pension Fund Board of Trustees. Brown v. Board of Trustees of the New York City Police Pension Fund, et al., No. 113541/2010 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty.).

The New York Supreme Court said in its May 3 decision that its only role was to determine whether a ruling was arbitrary or …