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The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has concluded that despite a firefighter having cancer, and despite cancer being presumed to be job-related, he is not entitled to accidental disability retirement benefits because his disability is not related to cancer.

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The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court has overturned the denial of an accidental disability pension to a firefighter, and sent the matter back to the state’s Public Employees' Retirement System for further consideration. Louis T. Madden suffered a career ending injury while at the scene of a fire on December 6, 2019.

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