Lo Pinto v. Ward

At the time of her appointment to the New York City Police Department on August 31, 1973, petitioner did not display any symptoms of heart disease. Nor was there any family history of such disease. No evidence of heart disease was detected in a subsequent physical examination undertaken in 1978, upon her return to active duty after a three-year fiscally imposed layoff. After reporting sick, however, on May 2, 1983, approximately five years later, an echocardiogram was performed which indicated a mitral valve prolapse. Petitioner was thereafter placed on restricted duty after an increase in…