                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPEAL FROM DECISION OF VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (§ 9.1-405)

Any beneficiary, disabled person or eligible spouse or eligible dependent of a
deceased or disabled person aggrieved by the decision of VRS may appeal the
decision through a process established by VRS. Any such process may utilize a
medical board as described in § 51.1-124.23, 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 § 9.1-404.
An employer may submit information related to the claim and may participate in
any informal fact-finding proceeding that is included in such process
established by VRS. Upon completion of the appeal process, the final
determination issued by VRS shall constitute a case decision as defined in §
2.2-4001. 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 (§ 2.2-4025 et seq.) of the Administrative
Process Act. The employer shall not have a right to seek such judicial review.

HISTORY: 1995, cc. 156, 597, § 2.1-133.10; 1998, c. 712; 2001, c. 844; 2016, c.
677; 2022, c. 484.