Massi v. DiNapoli

Mercure, J.E

Fetitioner, a police sergeant, suffered a panic attack at home on April 15, 2004. He filed an application for performance of duty disability retirement benefits on June 28, 2004, alleging that he was permanently disabled due to posttraumatic stress disorder as the result of the April 2004 incident. That application was denied on the ground that the alleged disability did not result from an incident in the performance of petitioner’s duties as a police officer. He thereafter applied for both accidental and performance of duty disability retirement benefits, alleging a permanent…