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31 SHONDA HAYES v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM - -- rank: 517

... 194 N.J. 29, 43 (2008). The Board concluded that N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1), which ordinarily requires filing within five years of the traumatic ... was untimely because of the five-year limit found in N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1), and awarded her only ordinary disability benefits. This appeal followed ... or to other circumstances beyond the control of the member. [ N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1).] Judicial review of an agency's final decision is limited ... Gill , 47 N.J. 441 , 444 (1966)). As used in N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1), "manifestation" relates to the "disability." In the context of this ...

docket:	a2967-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-07-13
status:	published
citation:	421 N.J. Super. 43 22 A.3d 150
Document Size:	35473

32 WILLIAM KARASIK v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 514

... 2010, but rejected his application for accidental disability retirement benefits, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7. 1 We reverse. Appellant served as a police officer in the ...

docket:	a2763-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-07-26
status:	unpublished
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33 VIKTOR DIAZ v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM - -- rank: 512

... Instead, 'we review de novo the Board's interpretation of N.J.S.A. 43:16A- 7(1) and our case law.' Id. at 419. N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1) authorizes an award of an accidental disability pension provided: the ... is willing to assign to him. A-3619-21 5 [N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1).] In Richardson v. Board of Trustees, Police & Firemen's Retirement ... Court clarified the meaning of the term 'traumatic event' under N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1). As delineated in Richardson, a claimant for accidental disability retirement ...

docket:	a3619-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-11-02
status:	Unpublished
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34 JOSEPH CASTRACANE v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM - -- rank: 504

... condition was a direct result of a traumatic event. See N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1). We affirm. The essential facts are undisputed. Castracane was working ... Court determined that an individual seeking accidental disability benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1) must establish: 1. that he is permanently and totally disabled ... Richardson, 192 N.J. at 213 (alteration in original) (quoting N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1)). But Castracane's testimony establishes that his wading into the ...

docket:	a2755-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-10-05
status:	Unpublished
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35 YESSENIA MONTALVO v. POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 504

... person in similar circumstances to suffer a disabling mental injury. N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1) also requires an applicant to be permanently and totally disabled ... employee's regular or assigned duties as statutorily required under N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1). The Board's denial of benefits, based on the ALJ ... is fully consistent with the requirement of the governing statute, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1), and governing case law, Richardson , supra , 192 N.J. at ...

docket:	a0377-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-03-06
status:	unpublished
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36 JACLYN THOMPSON v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES TEACHERS PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND -- rank: 499

... dissent. 1 The Court was considering an accidental disability statute, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1), under the Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS), but ...

docket:	a5028-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-04-11
status:	published
citation:	449 N.J.Super. 478 158 A.3d 1195
Document Size:	104278

37 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1087-19.opn.html -- rank: 485

... condition was a direct result of a traumatic event. See N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1). Because we find this case indistinguishable from Richardson v. Board ... qualified as a A-1087-19 4 'traumatic event' under N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1) and Richardson. Although finding based on the undisputed testimony of ... Court determined that an individual seeking accidental disability benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1) must establish: 1. that he is permanently and totally disabled ...

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38 DANIEL LYNCH v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 485

... ordinary, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-6, and accidental, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1), disability benefits. '[A]n accidental disability retirement entitles a member ...

docket:	a3532-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-02-08
status:	Unpublished
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39 EVADELL PARKER-ROGERS v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 482

... Sys. , 192 N.J. 189 , 212-13 (2007).] See also N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1). 2 This dispute centers on whether claimant's injury resulted ... 74 (2000) (describing difference between ordinary and accidental disability). 2 N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1) provides in part: [T]he member is permanently and totally ...

docket:	a0921-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-06-23
status:	unpublished
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40 WALTER D. SEVERNS v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 480

... Twp. of W. Windsor, 173 N.J. 502, 549 (2002)). N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1) governs the issuance of accidental disability retirement benefits for members ... department which his employer is willing to assign to him. [N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1).] To qualify for accidental disability retirement benefits, a member of ... other duty. [Richardson, 192 N.J. at 212-13 (citing N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1)).] In Patterson, the Court held that a 'permanent mental injury ...

docket:	a1418-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-04-22
status:	Unpublished
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41 UGO BELLOMO v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 477

... Bd. of Trs., 192 N.J. 189, 212- 13 (2007).] N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1) states: The application to accomplish [accidental disability] retirement must be ...

docket:	a2506-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-05-10
status:	unpublished
citation:
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42 JOSE TORRES - v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM - -- rank: 477

... result of the performance of his regular or assigned duties.' N.J.S.A. 43:16A- 7(1). 11 A-2388-15T3 In Richardson, our Supreme Court found that 'the Legislature intended in adopting the language of N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7[(1)] to excise disabilities that result from pre-existing disease alone ...

docket:	a2388-15
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-08-03
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43 SEAN HART v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM - -- rank: 470

... denied his application for accidental disability retirement benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1). A five-day hearing was conducted before an Administrative Law ...

docket:	a1408-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-11-02
status:	Unpublished
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44 HAL SIMPKINS v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 470

... ordinary, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-6, and accidental, N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1), disability benefits. '[A]n accidental disability retirement A-4084-16T2 ...

docket:	a4084-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-10-31
status:	Unpublished
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45 KATHY DIXON v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 467

... department which his employer is willing to assign to him. [ N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1).] In Richardson , supra , the Supreme Court outlined the elements of ... a meritorious claim for accidental disability retirement benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7(1), stating that a successful claimant must prove: 1. that he ...

docket:	a6326-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-05-06
status:	unpublished
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