Legislation
SECTION 557
Members; certain disabilities
Retirement & Social Security (RSS) CHAPTER 51-A, ARTICLE 14-B
§ 557. Members; certain disabilities. Notwithstanding any provision
of this chapter or of any general, special or local law to the contrary,
any condition of impairment of health caused by diseases of the heart,
resulting in disability or death to a member shall be presumptive
evidence that it was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty
and the natural and proximate result of an accident, unless the contrary
be proved by competent evidence.
of this chapter or of any general, special or local law to the contrary,
any condition of impairment of health caused by diseases of the heart,
resulting in disability or death to a member shall be presumptive
evidence that it was incurred in the performance and discharge of duty
and the natural and proximate result of an accident, unless the contrary
be proved by competent evidence.