N.Y. General Municipal Law § 207-kkk: Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused by Parkinson's Disease

§ 207-kkk. Disabilities of firefighters in certain cities caused by

Parkinson's Disease. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this

chapter to the contrary, any condition of impairment of health caused by

Parkinson's Disease resulting in total or partial disability or death to

a paid member of a fire department in a city with a population of one

million or more, or any retired member of such department who has been

retired for two or less years, who successfully passed a physical

examination on entry into the service of such department, which

examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition, shall be

presumptive evidence that it was incurred in the performance and

discharge of duty unless the contrary be proved by competent evidence.