Police Detective Had Fair Hearing on Applications for Disability Benefits

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a police officer’s applications for accidental and performance of duty disability retirement benefits, finding she received a fair hearing and that the evidence did not support a conclusion that her condition was related to an accident that occurred on the job. Case: Matter of Dowling v. Gardner, No. 532824, 10/07/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Karen G. Dowling worked as a police detective. In 2013, she filed applications for accidental and performance of duty disability retirement benefits that were denied on various grou...