Poole v. Public Employees' Retirement System

KING, C.J., for the Court:

¶ 1. Sharon M. Poole appeals from the order denying her disability benefits. The Hinds County Circuit Court affirmed the decision of the Board of Trustees (Board) of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS), which adopted the recommendation of the PERS’ Disability Appeals Committee (Committee) to deny Poole disability benefits. The Committee found it lacks authority to grant benefits because it could not find “any objective and credible medical evidence of a disease or condition, which is causing Ms. Poole to have pain.”

¶ 2. On appeal, Poole raises the…