David Ciarlelli v. Town of Hamden

Summary

The court held that a hypertension-benefits claim under the Heart and Hypertension Act is treated as an accidental injury definitely located in time and place, rather than as a repetitive-trauma injury, when the claimant presents no evidence connecting the condition to employment. It further held that the one-year limitations period begins only when a medical professional informs the employee that the employee has been diagnosed with hypertension, not when the employee merely knows of elevated blood-pressure readings or related symptoms. The court reversed the compensation review board and remanded for further proceedings.