Supreme Court of Connecticut
John Brymer III v. Town of Clinton
November 22, 2011302 Conn. 755
Summary
The court held that the one-year limitations period for a hypertension-benefits claim does not begin merely because a claimant has an elevated blood-pressure reading or has been advised to monitor blood pressure; it ordinarily begins when a medical professional informs the claimant of a hypertension diagnosis. Applying that rule, the court concluded that the record did not support the finding that the plaintiff had been diagnosed with hypertension in 2000, and it reversed the compensation review board. The case was remanded for further proceedings consistent with that conclusion.