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(2) Time during which said member was absent by reason of
service with the armed forces of the United States either during
a war involving the United States as a belligerent, or in any
other National Emergency and for six (6) months thereafter and
who is not dishonorably discharged or released therefrom.
(3) Any police or fire service outside the limits of the
City of Oakland performed by a member of the Police or Fire
Department and under orders of a superior officer of such member,
shall be considered as city service and any disability or death
resulting therefrom shall be considered as received in and
arising out of the performance of duty.
Disability Retirement
Section 2610.
(a) Any member of the Police or Fire Department who is
incapacitated for the performance of duty by reason of
any injury received in, or illness caused by or arising
out of the performance of duty may be retired not
sooner than one (1) year after said member first became
incapacitated by reason of said injury or illness
unless the member requests and the Board grants earlier
retirement; and, if not qualified for service
retirement shall receive a retirement allowance equal
to seventy-five percent (75%) of the compensation
attached to the average rank held by such member during
one (1) year immediately preceding such retirement.
Such retirement allowance shall be paid until the date
upon which said member would have completed twenty-five
(25) years of service and qualified for service
retirement had such member rendered service without
interruption, and on and after said date said
retirement allowance shall be equal to the retirement
allowance said member would have received if retired
for service on said date, based on the compensation
attached to the average rank held during the one (1)
year next preceding retirement. If at the time of
retirement for disability, the member is qualified for
retirement for service, said member shall receive a
retirement allowance computed under the provisions of
Section 2608.
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