The Board of Trustees of the Firefighters' Retirement Plan of St. Louis Missouri Cases

Michael Taylor, a firefighter, appealed the circuit court's judgment affirming the Board of Trustees of the Firefighters' Retirement Plan of St. Louis's decision to deny his claim for disability benefits. Taylor argued the Board erred by finding mental disabilities non-compensable, that its decision lacked substantial evidence, and that its findings of malingering were against the overwhelming weight of the evidence. The appellate court affirmed, concluding that the Board's decision was supported by competent and substantial evidence and that Taylor's arguments regarding the compensability of mental disabilities were based on an erroneous premise.