Arnold v. McCall

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent which denied petitioner’s request for accidental disability retirement benefits.

Petitioner, a mental hygiene therapy aide, applied for accidental disability retirement benefits in November 1993 based upon injuries she sustained as a result of a 1984 incident wherein she slipped and fell while mopping a flooded bathroom floor at work. Following a hearing at which petitioner chose to rely solely upon medical records, respondent denied…