Uffelman v. Fire Pension Board for the City of Burlington

NEUMAN, Justice.

This is a declaratory judgment action brought by a retired firefighter, Roy Uffel-man, to determine whether his pension benefits are being computed properly. At issue is Uffelman’s claim to a pension adjustment under Iowa Code section 411.6(12)(c) (1987) based on a consolidation of ranks within the fire department after he retired. The question is whether the consolidation amounted to an abolition of Uffelman’s former rank. The district court found that it did not. We affirm.

Because the action was tried at law, our appellate scope of review is confined to the correction of…