Retirement Board of Andover v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

A fire fighter in the town of Andover *1004for nineteen and a half years, the claimant Derosier, following extended sick leave, resigned his position as of November 1, 1976, when he was six months short of superannuation. On request, the Andover retirement board (ARB) repaid Derosier his total accumulated retirement deductions. In June, 1978, he was hospitalized for coronary artery disease with angina. He was then advised that the heart condition was job related: in fact in 1967 he had experienced chest pains and been taken from his fire station to the hospital. Accordingly, Derosier applied to…