Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Employees' Retirement System
Superior Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 16, 2011No. C.A. No. PC 08-4409Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
Appellant Lillian Rivera ("Rivera") appeals from a decision of the Board of the Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island ("Board" or "ERSRI"). The Board's decision affirmed the Executive Director's action denying Appellant's application for an accidental disability pension based upon post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety disorder. Jurisdiction is pursuant to G.L. 1956 § 42-35-15.
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Facts and Travel
Appellant is a sergeant with the Cranston Police Department and has over eleven years and ten months of service credit. On September 17, 2007, she applied for accidental disability as…
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