Zaleta v. Town of Fairfield

The defendant appeals, pursuant to General Statutes § 31-3011),1 from the decision of the compensation review board of the workers’ compensation commission finding the plaintiff entitled to benefits under the statute providing compensation for heart disease and hypertension to police officers and firefighters, General Statutes § 7-433c.2 On appeal, the defendant claims that the review board improperly determined that the plaintiff’s hypertension was an occupational disease and, therefore, subject to the three year statute of limitations provided in General Statutes § 31-294c.3

*3The following…