John T. Derwin v. State Employees Retirement Commission

This case requires us to determine whether the decision of an administrative agency after reconsideration is appealable under the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act (UAPA)1 even though the agency decision prior to reconsideration was itself not final for purposes of appeal. The plaintiff, John T. Derwin, sought certain additional retirement benefits from the defendant, the state employees retirement commission (commission), under General Statutes §§ 5-173 and 5-192b.2 The commission denied the plain*413tiff’s request and, after granting the plaintiff’s application for reconsideration, affirmed…