Kalu v. Boston Retirement Board

The plaintiff, Obidiya Kalu, appeals from a Superior Court judgment affirming a decision of the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board (CRAB). CRAB had determined that while Kalu’s appeal from the denial of accidental disability retirement benefits by the Boston Retirement Board (BRB) was timely, she was not entitled to those benefits. 3 We conclude that the appeal was timely, but we vacate the judgment affirming the denial of benefits and remand the case for further proceedings.

1. Timeliness of appeal from retirement board decision. The first issue presented is whether the fifteen-day appeal…