Larson v. State Retirement Board & Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Flora Larson (“Larson”) has filed this administrative appeal pursuant to G.L.c. 30A, §14 from a final decision of the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (“CRAB”) affirming the State Board of Retirement’s (“SBR”) denial of accidental disability retirement benefits to Larson. For the reasons set forth below, CRAB’s decision is AFFIRMED.

BACKGROUND

Larson worked at Westboro State Hospital (“Westboro”) as a nurse from September 1982 until April 3, 1987. On Larson’s last day of work at Westboro, a patient struck her on the head and knocked her to the ground. As a result,…