Lombardi v. Montgomery County

CATHELL, Judge.

Anthony Lombardi, appellant, was employed as a firefighter and paramedic by Montgomery County Department of Fire and Rescue Services, appellee. In 1988, he was diagnosed with hypertension. Roughly three and one-half years later, in late 1991, an examining physician concluded that appellant’s condition stemmed from his employment. He thereafter filed a claim seeking compensation under the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act). See Maryland Code (1991 Repl.Vol., 1995 Supp.), §§ 9-101 to 9-1201 of the Labor and Employment Article (LE). In an Order dated April 18, 1994, the…