Buttleman v. State Employees' Retirement System

Petitioner appeals as of right from a circuit court judgment which affirmed a decision of the State Employees’ Retirement Board denying petitioner’s request for duty disability retirement benefits. We affirm.

We are unpersuaded by petitioner’s argument that the retirement board erred in finding that his disability did not occur as the natural and proximate result of performing his duty in the service of the state.

This Court will affirm retirement board decisions supported by competent, material and substantial evidence on the record if they are not arbitrary, capricious, or clearly an abuse of…