(January 4, 2019, 12:28 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A divided District of Columbia appellate panel on Jan. 3 upheld ruling by the District of Columbia Police and Firefighters’ Retirement and Relief Board holding that a firefighter’s disability caused by an alleged sexual assault by co-workers was not incurred in the “performance of duty” (POD) and not eligible for the higher rate of retirement benefits available for such a disability (Nicole R. McCrea v. District of Columbia Police and Firefighters’ Retirement and Relief Board, No. 15-AA-597, D.C. App., 2019 D.C. App. LEXIS 3)....