{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-9.1-405","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 9.1-405","heading":"Appeal from decision of Virginia Retirement System","body":"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.1995, cc. 156, 597, § 2.1-133.10; 1998, c. 712; 2001, c. 844; 2016, c. 677; 2022, c. 484.","path":["Title 9.1. Commonwealth Public Safety","Chapter 4. Line of Duty Act"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/9.1-405/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:13:54Z","sha256":"00573da4968a578e36864df7714c976a4e1c3152c2cc42ae4b112e3d7c2c07a0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-9.1-404","next":"us-va/va.-code-9.1-406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}