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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 156<\/a> and 597<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1998, chapter 712<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 677<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 484<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83688,"section_number":"2.2-4001","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4001\/"},{"id":69646,"section_number":"2.2-4025","catch_line":"Exemptions operation of this article; limitations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4025\/"},{"id":80443,"section_number":"51.1-124.23","catch_line":"Medical boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.23\/"},{"id":66804,"section_number":"9.1-404","catch_line":"Order of the Virginia Retirement System","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-404\/"}],"permalink":{"id":285365,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57587,"identifier":"9.1-405","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-405","url":"\/9.1-405\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-405\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-405","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appeal from decision of Virginia Retirement System","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-405","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any beneficiary, disabled person or eligible spouse or eligible dependent of a deceased or disabled person aggrieved by the decision of VRS may appeal<\/span> the decision through a process established by VRS. Any such process may utilize a medical board as described in \u00a7 51.1-124.23<\/a>, provided that for any medical review conducted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, each member of such medical board shall be a licensed health practitioner, as defined in \u00a7 9.1-404<\/a>. An employer may submit information related to the claim and may participate in any informal fact<\/span>-finding<\/span> proceeding that is included in such process established by VRS. Upon completion of the appeal<\/span> process, the final determination issued by VRS shall constitute a case decision as defined in \u00a7 2.2-4001<\/a>. Any beneficiary, disabled person, or eligible spouse or eligible dependent of a deceased or disabled person aggrieved by, and claiming the unlawfulness of, such case decision shall have a right to seek judicial review thereof in accordance with Article 5 (\u00a7 2.2-4025<\/a> et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act. The employer shall not have a right to seek such judicial review.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPEAL FROM DECISION OF VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (\u00a7 9.1-405)\n\nAny beneficiary, disabled person or eligible spouse or eligible dependent of a\ndeceased or disabled person aggrieved by the decision of VRS may appeal the\ndecision through a process established by VRS. Any such process may utilize a\nmedical board as described in \u00a7 51.1-124.23, provided that for any medical\nreview conducted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, each member of such\nmedical board shall be a licensed health practitioner, as defined in \u00a7 9.1-404.\nAn employer may submit information related to the claim and may participate in\nany informal fact-finding proceeding that is included in such process\nestablished by VRS. Upon completion of the appeal process, the final\ndetermination issued by VRS shall constitute a case decision as defined in \u00a7\n2.2-4001. Any beneficiary, disabled person, or eligible spouse or eligible\ndependent of a deceased or disabled person aggrieved by, and claiming the\nunlawfulness of, such case decision shall have a right to seek judicial review\nthereof in accordance with Article 5 (\u00a7 2.2-4025 et seq.) of the Administrative\nProcess Act. The employer shall not have a right to seek such judicial review.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, cc. 156, 597, \u00a7 2.1-133.10; 1998, c. 712; 2001, c. 844; 2016, c.\n677; 2022, c. 484.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}