Adam v. County of Onondaga

Crew III, J.P.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department) to review a determination of respondent Comptroller which denied petitioner’s application for disability retirement benefits.

Petitioner sustained an injury to his back while working as a correction officer for respondent County of Onondaga in December 1999. Petitioner subsequently applied for disability retirement benefits pursuant to Retirement and Social Security Law article 15 and that application was denied. Petitioner *619sought and obtained a hearing, at the…