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A Meeting of the Medical Examining Board was held on Friday, November 13, 2015, at the Office of the State Comptroller, 55 Elm Street, Room 208, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106.
PRESENT:
Lynn Rudich, M.D., CO-CHAIRPERSON
Nikolai Lieders, M.D., CO-CHAIRPERSON
Manny Katsetos, M.D.
ABSENT:
Albert Geetter, M.D.
Richard Blum, M.D.
Debra Pollack, M.D.
Kamel Ghandour, M.D.
Amarjeet Dargan, M.D.
OTHERS PRESENT:
Annette Sadlowski, Supervisor, Disability Retirement Unit
Colin Newman, Assistant Division Director
Antoinette Alt, Ombudsman
Please note that a portion of the meeting was conducted in executive session as the focus of the meeting was the medical condition(s) of each Disability Retirement applicant.
CALL TO ORDER
The Chairperson called meeting to order at 9:04 am.
Dr. Lieders motioned to go into the Executive Session to discuss medical
condition(s) related to the applications for Disability Retirement, seconded by
Dr. Rudich at 9:05 am. Members of the Retirement Services Division were allowed
to remain.
Dr. Lieders motioned to come out of Executive Session, seconded by Dr. Rudich
at 11:46 AM.
ROBERT BARBUTO D- 11888
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to approve Robert Barbuto's
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
LUIS CALDERON D- 11953
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to deny Luis Calderon's entitlement
to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
DEBORAH CRONIN D- 11743
SERVICE-CONNECTED (RECONSIDERATION)
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to stand by the Board's previous
decision to deny Deborah Cronin's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement.
Motion approved unanimously.
JOHN DAISEY D- 11503
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED (RECONSIDERATION)
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to stand by the Board's previous
decision to deny John Daisey's entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement.
Motion approved unanimously.
BRIAN DONAHUE D- 11837
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to approve Brian Donahue's
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
DONNA DOTY D- 11919
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to approve Donna Doty's entitlement
to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
JAMES GRACE MD- 1488
SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to deny James Grace's entitlement
to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
RAMONITA IRIZARRY D- 11882
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED (RECONSIDERATION)
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to approve Ramonita Irizarry's
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
JOHN MILLER MD- 1426
SERVICE-CONNECTED(CLARIFICATION)
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to clarify the MEB's previous
decision to the deny John Miller's entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement.
Motion approved unanimously.
DELANNA MUSE D- 11949
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to approve Delanna Muse's
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
KATHLEEN SCHNEIDER MD- 1485
SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to approve Kathleen Schneider's
entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
AJAY SEHGAL D- 11951
NON-SERVICE CONNECTED
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to approve Ajay Sehgal's
entitlement to Non-Service Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
CHRISTIAN SOTO D- 11784
SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to deny Christian Soto's
entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
RONDELL TYSON D- 11783
SERVICE-CONNECTED (RECONSIDERATION)
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to approve Rondell Tyson's
entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
DEBORAH VALENTINE D- 11829
SERVICE-CONNECTED
Dr. Katsetos moved, seconded by Dr. Lieders, to deny Deborah Valentine's
entitlement to Service-Connected Retirement. Motion approved unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT:
Dr. Lieders moved, seconded by Dr. Rudich to adjourn the meeting at 11:49 a.m.
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