AC40399 - Vitti v. Milford (“The principal issue in this appeal is whether the
plaintiff’s claim for heart and hypertension benefits under General Statutes §
7-433c is governed by the version of the statute in effect on the date of the
plaintiff’s hire or the date of his injury… On appeal, the defendant claims
that the board erred, as a matter of law, by (1) applying to the plaintiff’s claim
the version of § 7-433c that was in effect on the date of the plaintiff’s
injury in 2010 (2010 version), rather than the version of § 7-433c that was in
effect on the date of the plaintiff’s hire in 1993 (1993 version), and (2)
affirming the commissioner’s finding that the plaintiff’s giant cell myocarditis
qualifies as heart disease under § 7-433c. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm
the decision of the board.”)