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31 IN THE MATTER OF ANTHONY CRIMALDI -- rank: 554

... disability or to circumstances beyond the control of the member. [ N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 (emphasis added).] As the Board accepted the ALJ's factual ... only issue" before the Board was "whether the requirements of N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 [were] satisfied to permit filing of an application beyond the ... The appeal presents an interesting question, and petitioner argues that N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 allows an employee to file for an accidental disability within ...

docket:	a3310-06
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-12-06
status:	published
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32 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4042-18.opn.html -- rank: 552

... is entitled to accidental disability benefits. We are not persuaded. N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 affords accidental disability benefits to state workers who become 'permanently ... resulting disability is . . . 'ordinary' rather than 'accidental' . . . .' Ibid.; see also N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43(a) ('Permanent and total disability A-4042-18T1 5 resulting ...

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33 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4070-18.opn.html -- rank: 549

... 588 (1988). The PFRS provides for accidental disability retirement benefits. N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43. To qualify for such benefits, a member of the PFRS ... Board denied an application for accidental disability retirement benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43, finding that the appellant was totally and permanently disabled as ...

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34 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1182-16.opn.html -- rank: 544

... of the performance of his regular or assigned duties.'' See N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43; Richardson v. Bd. of Trs., 192 N.J. 189, 212 ... an administrative agency's interpretation of judicial precedent.' Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43, a member of PFRS may be retired on an accidental ... result of the performance of his regular or assigned duties.' N.J.S.A. 43:15A- 43. Predicated upon the factual scenario presented here, when considered with ...

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citation:	455 N.J.Super. 217 188 A.3d 1083
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35 EDWARD ESTOK v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICE AND FIREMAN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM - -- rank: 536

... 1693 (26th ed. (1995). 3 The Henderson panel was construing N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 which uses similar language to define a "traumatic event" in ...

docket:	a1446-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-04-26
status:	unpublished
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36 IN THE MATTER OF SEVERO CORDERO -- rank: 536

... iron sink -- did not qualify as a "traumatic event." See N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43. Appellant appealed, and the matter was transferred to the Office ... State Police Ret. Sys. , 194 N.J. 29 , 50 (2008). N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 mandates that a member of the PERS seeking accidental disability ... not filed within the five year limitations period prescribed in N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43. Although the Board addressed the merits of appellant's claim ...

docket:	a2803-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-06-19
status:	unpublished
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37 LYNN D. WESLEY v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 531

... ordinary, N.J.S.A. 43:15A-42, and accidental, N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43, disability benefits. '[A]n accidental disability retirement A-2854-17T1 ... the performance of his [or her] regular or assigned duties.' N.J.S.A. 43:15A- 43; see also Richardson v. Bd. of Trs., Police & Firemen's ...

docket:	a2854-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-03-19
status:	Unpublished
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38 JAMES BROOKS v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 531

... the traumatic event resulted from the "member's willful negligence." N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43. 2 Consequently, the fact that an employee's simple negligence ... provision of the statute governing the Public Employees Retirement System, N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43, under which appellant's application was filed. The statutes governing ...

docket:	a3778-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-04-17
status:	published
citation:	425 N.J. Super. 277 40 A.3d 1166
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39 EDWARD O'NEILL v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 528

... The qualifications to be awarded accidental disability retirement benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 are more restrictive than ordinary disability benefits. Petitioner bears the ... was the " direct result " of petitioner's slip and fall. N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 (emphasis added). We conclude the ALJ's finding that petitioner ... of Trs. , 83 N.J. 174 , 182 (1980).] 1 However, N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 does not require the trauma be the exclusive or sole ...

docket:	a4478-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-01-11
status:	unpublished
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40 HOPE WRIGHT v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 523

... permanently disabled as a direct result of a traumatic event[.]" N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43. A "traumatic event" need not be the sole or exclusive ... his regular or assigned duties, on an accidental disability allowance. [ N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 .] We are satisfied that there is sufficient credible evidence in ... permanently disabled as a direct result of a traumatic event[.]" N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43. The Board's determination, based on the expert evidence presented ...

docket:	a2390-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-05-31
status:	unpublished
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41 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1176-20.opn.html -- rank: 518

... System (Board) denying his application for accidental disability benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43. We affirm. Appellant worked as a facilities manager for a ... result of the performance of his regular or assigned duties[.]' N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 (emphasis A-1176-20 6 added). While 'the traumatic event ... of proving he qualified for accidental disability benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43. Because the Board's determination was neither arbitrary, capricious, nor ...

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42 TERRY LYNN HOGAN v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, POLICE AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 513

... However, in her application for accidental disability benefits, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43, she alleged she sustained an injury running on uneven ground ... The ALJ applied the case law defining 'accident' pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 and concluded the nature of petitioner's injury did not ... Super. 165, 171 (App. Div. 2018). A-1017-17T4 3 N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43 affords additional disability benefits to state workers who become 'permanently ...

docket:	a1017-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2019-05-01
status:	Unpublished
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43 DEBRA RICHEY v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 510

... is not entitled to accidental disability retirement benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43. We affirm. Richey was employed as a corrections officer at ... Pensions and Benefits, seeking accidental disability retirement benefits pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43. In December 2011, Richey resigned from her position, apparently pursuant ... adopted by the Board. We add the following. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43, a member of the PERS may be retired on an ...

docket:	a0654-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-01-23
status:	unpublished
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44 I/M/O ROBERT PATTERSON -- rank: 510

... recommendation and denying Patterson's application for accidental disability benefits, N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43. Petitioner was rendered totally and permanently disabled from a combined ... event sufficient to establish eligibility for accidental disability benefits under N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43. Moore v . Bd . of Tr s. of the State Police ...

docket:	A2865-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-01-17
status:	published
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45 TARA SASSAMAN v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- rank: 510

... supported by substantial credible evidence in the record. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:15A-43, a member of the Public Employees' Retirement System may be ...

docket:	a2543-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-08-09
status:	unpublished
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