No Duty Disability Retirement Benefits for Officer With PTSD From Fatal Shooting

The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a police officer involved in a fatal shooting was not entitled to duty disability benefits, but he was entitled to an ordinary retirement pension because his post-traumatic stress disorder rendered him unfit to serve in his former position. Patrick Kelly worked for the Chicago Police Department as a police officer. In 2005, Kelly was involved in an off-duty domestic disturbance with his ex-girlfriend. She sustained a head injury and filed a police report. In 2006, Kelly was involved in an off-duty altercation with his ex-girlfriend's brother, in w...