Legal Opinion
Rauch v. Fisher
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 5, 1985No. 6968-7-IIPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
— The Director and Acting Director for the State Department of Retirement Systems appeal the Superior Court's reversal of their agency's denial of retirement benefits to Ronald Rauch. We reverse the Superior Court and affirm the Department's decision.
Ronald Rauch, a Pierce County Deputy Sheriff and member of the Washington Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System (LEOFF), suffered a heart attack in 1976. As a result Rauch developed "cardio-phobia" — a profound fear of another heart attack that can cause chest pain, fatigue, acute anxiety and rapid heartbeat when the…
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