{"data":{"id":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-5056a","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"24 V.S.A. § 5056a","heading":"Benefit denial; evidentiary hearing","body":"(a) An applicant for disability retirement benefits under section 5056 of this title may file a request for an evidentiary hearing with the Retirement Board if the application for benefits is denied.\n(b) The hearing shall be an appeal de novo and shall be conducted by a hearing officer designated by the Board and in conformance with rules adopted by the Board. Rules adopted by the Board shall be consistent with 3 V.S.A. § 809.\n(c) The decision of the hearing officer shall constitute final administrative action.\n(d) The Retirement System or the applicant may appeal a decision of the hearing officer to the Supreme Court pursuant to Rule 13 of the Vermont Rules of Appellate Procedure.","path":["Title 24: Municipal and County Government","Chapter 125: Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Vermont"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/24/125/05056a","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:06Z","sha256":"2f14ceec56e9b392a6f1cb78a063a632f489a06cd1f6be0eda33258d7400c24a","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-5056","next":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-5057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}