Opinion
November 3, 1994
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Stanley Sklar, J.).
Respondents' determination that petitioner's psychological disability, resulting, in part, from stress and various traumatic events related to his work as a police officer, was not an "accidental injury" within the meaning of Administrative Code of the City of New York § 13-252 was not arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion (see, Matter of Impellizeri v. Teachers' Retirement Sys., 173 A.D.2d 389, lv denied 78 N.Y.2d 859; Matter of Evans v. City of New York, 145 A.D.2d 361). The Board of Trustees was entitled to rely upon the opinion of the Medical Board with respect to causation, notwithstanding conflicts in the medical testimony (see, Matter of Polak v. Board of Trustees, 188 A.D.2d 341, lv denied 81 N.Y.2d 706).
Concur — Murphy, P.J., Rosenberger, Wallach, Kupferman and Asch, JJ.