Kentucky Retirement Systems v. Wimberly

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE KELLER

Charles Wimberly filed an application for disability retirement benefits with the Kentucky Retirement Systems (KERS),1 A hearing officer recommended that Wim-berly’s application be.denied and, before KERS could render a final decision, Wim-berly filed a second application- pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 61.600(2). Following the recommendation of another hearing officer, KERS denied that application. Wimberly sought re view by the Franklin Circuit Court ■ which reversed KERS, and KERS appealed to the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the circuit…