A New York appellate court upheld the denial of duty disability benefits to a state trooper who claimed he was incapable of doing his duty because of injuries from a car accident.
Case: Matter of Walsh v. New York State and Local Employees Retirement System, No. 527435, 10/24/2019, published.
Facts: David Walsh worked as a New York state trooper. He suffered injuries to his back, neck and right shoulder in a car accident in 2002.
Walsh returned to full-duty for seven years after the accident. He filed an application for duty disability retirement benefits, asserting his injuries h...
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