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Board schedules rehearing for firefighter Buxton after debate over heart-and-lung presumption and disability rating
Summary
On May 14 the board set a rehearing for firefighter Steve Buxton on June 11 to resolve whether he qualifies for a 60% disability rating under the heart-and-lung presumption; board members discussed how whole‑body impairment ratings are averaged and the need to depose a physician who did not assign a percentage.
The Police and Fire Retirement Fund scheduled a rehearing for firefighter Steve Buxton on June 11, 2025, after board members discussed his appeal concerning a heart-and-lung presumption and the appropriate disability rating.
During the May 14 meeting a board member asked about the meaning of "presumptive," saying, "the word presumptive means that we may not need a percentage. I don't maybe I've got the wrong interpretation of…
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