McDonough v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

This case is before this court pursuant to G. L. c. 30A, § 15, for review of a judgment entered by the Superior Court pursuant to G. L. c. 30A, § 14, which set aside a decision of the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (CRAB) and ordered CRAB to enter a decision requiring that the Lowell retirement board add regular interest to the plaintiff’s retirement funds. CRAB had previously upheld a decision of the Lowell retirement board denying the accumulation of interest on the plaintiff’s retirement funds after he reached the age of seventy. The plaintiff, a veteran, turned seventy years of age…