Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Pensions
Former firefighter/paramedic sought disability benefits for degenerative arthritis of knee. Pension Board concluded that injuries were due to preexisting knee condition rather than any acts of duty, and awarded her nonduty disability.Medical evidence was divided on issue of causation, and Board believed opinions of two physicians, who personally examined Plaintiff, rather than the other four physicians. No indicia of unreliability of those two physicians, and nothing in record indicates that their conclusions are inconsistent with facts available. (GORDON and McBRIDE, concurring.)