State, Department of Administration, Division of Retirement v. Porter

PARKER, Judge.

The State of Florida, Department of Administration, Division of Retirement (State) appeals a final order from the State Retirement Commission (the Commission) which reversed the State’s decision to deny Larse-nia Porter regular disability retirement benefits. We reverse the Commission’s order, finding that there was no competent medical evidence to support its decision.

Mrs. Porter, thirty years of age, has been disabled by polio since 1962. Her legs never grew to their natural length, and she uses crutches to walk.1 She was employed as a teacher’s aide with the Hillsborough…