Lahtinen, J.
Petitioner, a police officer with the Long Island State Parks and Recreation Commission, applied for performance of duty disability retirement benefits based upon a left ankle injury that he sustained while leaving work on August 24, 1995 when he tripped on a step and twisted his ankle. Following a hearing at which conflicting expert testimony was presented, respondent denied petitioner's application based upon a finding that petitioner was not permanently...
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