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The Maryland Court of Appeals affirmed that a school police officer met eligibility requirements for line-of-duty disability retirement benefits despite a preexisting degenerative disc disease, holding that the statutory requirement of 'independence' from preexisting conditions is satisfied when at least 50% of total impairment results directly from the work-related injury.
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