Wells v. Police & Firemen's Retirement & Relief Board

NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

Petitioner seeks review of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement and Relief Board’s denial of his claim for disability retirement. We find the Board’s decision to be supported by substantial evidence, and hereby affirm.

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On April 24, 1978, petitioner, an officer with the Metropolitan Police Department (hereinafter “the Department”) was shot while on duty. He suffered a gunshot wound to his left arm and chest. The bullet lodged in his chest and was never removed. After the wound healed, petitioner was left with residual impairment in his nerve and muscle function.

Petitioner…