Court Upholds Denial of Police Officer's Duty Disability Retirement Application

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a police officer’s application for performance of duty and accidental disability retirement benefits based on his failure to provide timely notice of the incidents on which his alleged disabilities were based. Case: Matter of Martinez v. DiNaopli, No. 534978, 08/03/2023, published. Facts: Ricardo Martinez worked as a police officer. He filed applications for performance of duty and accidental disability retirement benefits based on an incident in 2014 and another in 2017. Martinez claimed he developed post-traumatic stress disorder ...