Bunnell v. New York State Policemen's & Firemen's Retirement System

Petitioner, aged 47, was a firefighter for the City of Auburn for almost 24 years, when on May 25, 1970, while working in the firehouse, he felt a sharp pain in his chest which spread through his body. It is agreed that he suffered a myocardial infarction. It is also agreed that he had an underlying coronary atherosclerotic condition. The record further reveals that while petitioner was fighting a fire on April 11, 1970 and was engaged in stripping and pulling a hose, he felt severe pains in his chest, and that between that date and May 25, 1970 similar pains recurred.

Petitioner applied for…