Here, the determination of the Board of Commissioners of the Greenville Fire District (hereinafter the Board), which rejected the recommendation of a hearing officer and denied the petitioner's application for benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law § 207-a(2), was supported by substantial evidence (see Matter of Davenport v City of Mount Vernon, 110 AD3d at 1072; Matter of Solano v City of Mount Vernon, 108 AD3d at 676-677). The Board was entitled to make a finding contrary to the hearing officer's recommendation, as long as substantial evidence supported the determination (see Matter of Corcoran v City of Newburgh, 237 AD2d 518, 519). The Board was free to credit the expert of the Greenville Fire District (hereinafter the Fire District) over the petitioner's expert, as it did, so long as testimony of the Fire District's expert was consistent and supported by the medical evidence (see Matter of Miserendino v City of Mount Vernon, 96 AD3d at 947-948; Matter of Bernhard v Hartsdale Fire Dist., 226 AD2d at 716; Matter of Segura v City of Long Beach, 230 AD2d 799).
Here, the determination of the Board of Commissioners of the Greenville Fire District (hereinafter the Board), which rejected the recommendation of a hearing officer and denied the petitioner's application for benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law § 207–a(2), was supported by substantial evidence ( see Matter of Davenport v. City of Mount Vernon, 110 A.D.3d at 1072, 973 N.Y.S.2d 797; Matter of Solano v. City of Mount Vernon, 108 A.D.3d at 676–677, 969 N.Y.S.2d 528). The Board was entitled to make a finding contrary to the hearing officer's recommendation, as long as substantial evidence supported the determination ( see Matter of Corcoran v. City of Newburgh, 237 A.D.2d 518, 519, 656 N.Y.S.2d 884). The Board was free to credit the expert of the Greenville Fire District (hereinafter the Fire District) over the petitioner's expert, as it did, so long as testimony of the Fire District's expert was consistent and supported by the medical evidence ( see Matter of Miserendino v. City of Mount Vernon, 96 A.D.3d at 947–948, 946 N.Y.S.2d 640; Matter of Bernhard v. Hartsdale Fire Dist., 226 A.D.2d at 716, 641 N.Y.S.2d 868; Matter of Segura v. City of Long Beach, 230 A.D.2d 799, 646 N.Y.S.2d 823).
ADJUDGED that the determinations are confirmed, the petition is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed on the merits, with costs. The determinations of the Superintendent of the New York State Police were supported by substantial evidence in the record (see 300 Gramatan Ave. Assoc. v. State Div. of Human Rights, 45 N.Y.2d 176; Corcoran v. City of Newburgh, 237 A.D.2d 518; Haddart v. McMahon, 232 A.D.2d 416; Costa v. McMahon, 225 A.D.2d 694). The petitioners' remaining contentions are without merit.