The Appeals Court of Massachusetts upheld the denial of accidental disability retirement benefits for a municipal employee with irreparable shoulder injuries.
Case: Sibley v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, No. 24-P-741, 05/05/2025, unpublished.
Facts: Michael Sibley worked for the Northfield Highway Department, performing heavy labor. He began to experience pain in his right shoulder in 2001, but he did not report it to his supervisors.
In 2006, Sibley was diagnosed with a massive and irreparable tear of his right rotator cuff. By 2010, he had started receiving medical treatment for ...
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