Blanchette v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board

This action was brought in the Superior Court pursuant to G. L. c. 30A, § 14, for review, under the provisions of G. L. c. 32, § 16(4), of a decision made by the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board. That decision upheld the Marlborough retirement board’s denial of the plaintiff’s application for accidental disability retirement under G. L. c. 32, § 7(1). A judge of the Superior Court affirmed the appeal board’s decision, and the plaintiff has appealed. The sole issue is the correctness of the appeal board’s conclusion that the plaintiff had not sustained his burden of establishing a definite…