N.Y. Vol. Fire. Ben. Law § 61 [Repealed Effective 7/1/2025] Death Or Disability Due to Disease Or Malfunction of Heart Or Coronary Arteries Or Due to Vascular Rupture; Claims and Procedures

• Library: New York Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023 NY Law Chapter 777
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.Y. Vol. Fire. Ben. Law § 61

1. A claim for benefits for the death or disability of a volunteer [fireman] firefighter due to disease or malfunction of the heart or of one or more coronary arteries filed in accordance with section forty-one of this chapter, shall not be denied provided the claimant introduces evidence which establishes that a volunteer [fireman] firefighter suffered disease or malfunction of the heart or of one or more coronary arteries which caused the disablement or death of the volunteer [fire- man] firefighter, and that such disease or malfunction resulted from the duties and activities in which the volunteer [fireman] firefighter was engaged as set forth in section five of this chapter for which benefits shall be paid, unless it can be shown by substantial evidence to the contrary that the duties and activities of the volunteer [fireman] firefighter in which the volunteer [fireman] firefighter was engaged at the time of such disease or malfunction did not cause or precipitate such disease or malfunction; and further provided that the injury did not result solely from the intoxication of the volunteer [fireman] firefighter while acting in line of duty or was ...