Lasher v. McCall

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent which denied petitioner’s application for disability retirement benefits.

Petitioner filed an application for disability retirement benefits under Retirement and Social Security Law article 15 after injuring his back while working as a carpenter for the Department of Correctional Services. Following the denial of his application, petitioner requested a hearing and redetermination. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Hearing Officer…