Burrows v. Commonwealth, State Employes' Retirement Board

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

Before this Court is an appeal by LaVerne Burrows (Petitioner) from a decision and order of the State Employes’ Retirement Board (Board) denying Petitioner’s application for a disability annuity.

Petitioner was employed as a road maintenance worker by the Department of Transportation (Department) for a sixteen year period which concluded in 1971 when Petitioner contracted tuberculosis. Disability benefits were awarded to Petitioner but were terminated in 1973 when his condition was deemed arrested. Petitioner reapplied, this time on the basis of a condition which causes…