Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
In August 1979 approximately 15 months after he had sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, the petitioner became a member of the New York City Fire Department. Although he was diagnosed as having adhesions to his right diaphragm, he was nevertheless found to be qualified for the job in light of his "normal pulm[onary] function". However, starting in 1983 the petitioner became exhausted and complained of chest pains...
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