MATTER OF BARNETT v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, ARTICLE 1-B PENSION FUND


264 A.D.2d 840 (1999)

695 N.Y.S.2d 604

In the Matter of LAWRENCE E. BARNETT, Appellant, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, ARTICLE 1-B PENSION FUND, et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

Decided September 27, 1999.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The issue of whether a firefighter is disabled is determined by the Medical Board of the New York City Fire Department, Article 1-B Pension Fund (hereinafter the Medical Board). The Medical Board's determination is conclusive if supported by "any credible evidence" and is not irrational (see, e.g., Matter of Meyer v Board of Trustees, 90 N.Y.2d 139...

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