Injured Firefighter's Lack of Credibility Supports Denial of Duty-Disability Pension Claim

The Illinois Appellate Court upheld the denial of a duty-disability pension for an injured firefighter due to his lack of credibility. Case: Witteman v. Brookfield Firefighters’ Pension Fund, No. 1-24-1278, 07/25/2025, unpublished. Facts: Nicholas Witteman worked as a firefighter for the Village of Brookfield Fire Department. He responded to a call in April 2020 to help transport an obese paraplegic. Witteman claimed that he experienced pain while lifting the patient, but he did not tell his co-workers. He later explained that this was because he disliked the others who were work...