Saleem v. Board of Trustees of Firemen's Pension Fund of Atlanta

Banke, Chief Judge.

The appellant, a former City of Atlanta firefighter, applied to the Board of Trustees of the Firemen’s Pension Fund of the City of Atlanta for a disability pension based on injuries he had allegedly suffered in the line of duty. The Board denied the application based on a determination that he was not “totally and permanently disabled.” That decision was upheld by the Fulton County Superior Court upon application for certiorari, and we granted the appellant’s subsequent application to this court for a discretionary appeal.

It is undisputed that, after receiving multiple…