Miller v. Board of Trustees Public Employees Retirement System

Elliott, J.:

James Miller appeals the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System’s (KPERS) denial of his service-related disability application under the Kansas Police and Firemen’s Retirement System Act (KP&F), K.S.A. 74-4951 et seq.

We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The facts are somewhat involved. Miller became a Salina police officer in 1971; he later developed hip problems due to his prior use of steroids, which led to total replacements of his left hip in ' 1979 and his right hip in 1980. In 1987, Miller suffered a heart attack.

Following each of these setbacks, Miller returned…