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WELLS v. POLICE & FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT, ETC.

No. 81-795.

449 A.2d 1079 (1982)

Michael WELLS, Petitioner, v. POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT AND RELIEF BOARD, Respondent.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 16, 1982.

Rehearing En Banc Granted and Opinion Vacated October 5, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald C. Baker, Lindham, for petitioner.

Diana M. Savit, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and NEBEKER and FERREN, Associate Judges.

NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

Petitioner seeks review of the Police and Firemen's Retirement and Relief Board's denial of his claim for disability retirement. We find the Board's decision to be supported by substantial evidence, and hereby affirm.

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On April 24, 1978, petitioner, an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department (hereinafter "the Department") was shot while on duty. He suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm and chest. The bullet lodged...

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