Beadle v. State Police Retirement System

The petitioner, Robert L. Beadle, claimed that his retirement from the Michigan State Police was caused by a psychiatric disability that was duty-incurred. The State Police Retirement Board denied petitioner’s application for duty-incurred disability retirement benefits under the State Police Retirement Act of 1986, MCL 38.1601 et seq.; MSA 5.4002(1) et seq. The circuit court affirmed the board’s decision. Petitioner appeals as of right. We affirm.

Petitioner was a member of the State Police for more than twenty-three years when he became disabled and retired. Since early childhood, he had…