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Appeals court probes whether PVCs qualify as 'heart disease' under retirement statute
Summary
In Downey v. Crabbe, appellant counsel argued symptomatic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) and related palpitations constitute 'heart disease' triggering the statutory presumption for accidental disability retirement; CRAB and the retirement board defended their finding that the record did not show a heart condition causing the disability, and the panel examined medical reports and deference owed to the administrative board.
Boston — The appeals court on Tuesday heard competing accounts over whether Elena Downey’s symptomatic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) qualify as a condition of “heart disease” that would trigger a statutory presumption in favor of accidental disability retirement under chapter 32 §94.
Attorney John Becker, representing Ms. Downey, said two of three medical‑panel physicians concluded the applicant was disabled by symptomatic PVCs and that the…
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