Legal Opinion
Kossifos v. DiNapoli
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 9, 2012PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Peters, J.E
We confirm. It is uncontroverted that petitioner is permanently disabled from performing the duties of a correction officer. Accordingly, in order to be entitled to performance of duty disability retirement benefits, petitioner must demonstrate that his disablement was “the natural and proximate result of an injury, sustained in the performance or discharge of his . . . duties by, or as the natural and proximate result of any act of any inmate” (Retirement and Social Security Law § 607-c [a]). To that end, petitioner submitted the medical report of Win Chang, a treating physician,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Wilkinson v. DiNapoliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Fochi v. New York State ComptrollerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Kaufman v. MurrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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