McLaughlin v. State Employees' Retirement Board

LORD, Senior Judge.

Francis McLaughlin was employed as a liquor store wholesale clerk with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control board. McLaughlin’s position involved not only paperwork but also lifting and moving cases of liquor (sometimes as heavy as 30 to 75 pounds) while stocking and unloading. On December 13, 1986, he suffered a heart attack, and on March 3, 1987 he had by-pass surgery. In May 1987, he applied for a disability annuity from the State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS). Disability annuities are authorized by section 5308(c) of the State Employees’ Retirement Code (Code).1…