Trippodo v. Regan

— Mercure, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Torraca, J.), entered October 7, 1987 in Albany

*859Petitioner became a member of the New York State Employees’ Retirement System (hereinafter the Retirement Systern) in December 1976. She left employment due to disability in June 1985 and her employment was terminated on Septemher 4, 1985. Her application for ordinary disability retirement benefits under Retirement and Social Security Law § 506 was denied by respondent due to the fact that petitioner had not been determined to be eligible for primary Social Security disability benefits…