Section 7-2599. DEFINITIONS

 

2599.1Terms defined in the Police and Firefighters Retirement and Disability Act, §4-521, et seq., D.C. Code, 1981 ed., shall have the same meanings when used in these regulations. In addition, when used in this Chapter, each of the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed:

 

Board - the Police and Firefighters Retirement and Relief Board as established in Organization Order No. 48, Commissioner's Order No. 74-199, as the same may be amended from time to time. (D.C. Register., Volume 23, No. 17, October 22, 1976).

 

Board of Surgeons - the Board of Police and Fire Surgeons as established in Commissioner's Order No. 70-369, as amended, Commissioner's Order 74-259, December 20, 1974 (21 DCR 1621, January 20, 1975).

 

Disability - any actual or presumed reduction in or absence of ability to engage in gainful activity which is caused in whole or in part by an impairment, i.e., economic disability.

 

Impairment - any anatomic or functional abnormality or loss existing after maximal medical rehabilitation has been achieved, i.e., physical impairment.

 

Wage-earning capacity - the ability to engage in gainful activity.