The Connecticut Appellate court ruled that although a firefighter's claim for hypertension was filed more than four years after a doctor told him of his high blood pressure, it was still timely because he had not received a formal diagnosis of hypertension until just a few months before he filed his claim.
Case: Conroy v. City of Stamford, No. 37474, 12/15/2015, published.
Facts: Timothy Conroy began working as a firefighter for the City of Stamford in 1979. At the time, he underwent a physical examination that concluded he was fit to become a firefighter.
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