Gowden v. State Employees' Retirement Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEADBETTER.

This case raises an issue of first impression concerning the interplay between two statutory provisions, one in the State Employees’ Retirement Code (Retirement Code), 1 and the other in the Worker’s Compensation Act (Act). 2 Claimant William R. Gowden petitions for review of an order of the State Employees’ Retirement Board (Board) denying his request that the State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS) provide him with a service-connected supplemental disability benefit, pursuant to Section 5704(f) of the Code. Because we believe that the Board has misconstrued…