State ex rel. Schwaben v. School Employees Retirement System

Appellant contends that the court of appeals erred in denying her request for a writ of mandamus. Specifically, appellant asserts that SERS *282abused its discretion in denying her application for disability retirement benefits. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

In her first proposition of law, appellant contends that the only physician competent to adequately assess her condition was her treating physician, Dr. Codispoti, and that SERS abused its discretion in not relying, exclusively, on the findings of Codispoti in determining whether she was entitled…