Nowak v. Retirement Bd. of Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago

Plaintiff Herbert Nowak appeals from the circuit court’s judgment affirming defendant Retirement Board of the Firemen’s Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago’s (the Board) denial of his application for duty disability benefits under Article 6 of the Illinois Pension Code (the Code) (40 ILCS 5/6 — 101 et seq. (West 1992)). Plaintiff contends that the administrative decision of the Board is against the manifest weight of the evidence. For the reasons that follow, we hereby affirm.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

On November 2, 1995, plaintiff Herbert Nowak filed an application for duty disability benefits with…