Court: Firefighter Fails to Prove Entitlement to PTD for Asthma

The Court of Appeals of the State of Nevada affirmed a decision finding that a firefighter failed to establish that a restriction on fire suppression duties alone rendered him totally incapable of working in the role. As a result, the court on Tuesday held that the evidence supports a hearing officer's determination that Timothy Gold was not eligible for permanent total disability benefits under the law governing occupational lung disease claims for first responders. Gold, a Las Vegas firefighter, filed a workers' compensation claim in 2021 for occupational asthma. He retired in Apri...