Denson v. Virginia Retirement System

BY JUDGE D. ARTHUR KELSEY

The plaintiff, Eunice Denson, worked for approximately two years as a custodian at Smithfield High School. She left that position in June 1998, claiming to be suffering from a chronic fibromyalgia syndrome. She sought retirement disability benefits from the Virginia Retirement System (“VRS”), arguing that her condition rendered her permanently disabled. After receiving conflicting medical evidence, the VRS denied the claim. She now appeals to this Court seeking judicial review of the VRS’s decision. Because substantial evidence supports the VRS’s determination, the…