Brooke Carter
v.
Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa
Appellant
Brooke Carter
Appellee
Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa
Attorneys for the Appellant
Charles Gribble
Christopher Stewart
Attorneys for the Appellee
Cynthia Boyle Lande
Jennifer L. Lindberg
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Coleman McAllister, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Schumacher, P.J., Badding, J., and Vogel, S.J. Opinion by Badding, J. (13 pages)
Brooke Carter, a former police sergeant, appeals a district court ruling on certiorari affirming the finding by the board of trustees for the Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa that she is not entitled to accidental disability benefits for a mental injury. OPINION HOLDS: The proper standard to review Iowa Code chapter 411 (2022) accidental disability benefits for mental injuries is the legal causation standard outlined in the Cornish-Moon cases until our supreme court holds otherwise. Under that standard, we find there is substantial evidence to support the board’s decision denying Carter accidental disability benefits.
