No Benefits for Widow of Police Officer Who Died by Suicide

The Connecticut Appellate Court reinstated an administrative law judge’s denial of benefits to the widow of a police officer who killed himself at work using his service revolver. Throughout the officer's career with the East Hartford Police Department, which started in 1989, he experienced significant emotional trauma, including responding to the scene of a murder-suicide and having a teenage stabbing victim die in his arms. In 2003, the officer told his doctor he was feeling anxious and depressed. The doctor prescribed different medications, but the officer reported that none of ...