Source: https://vacode.org/51.1-159/
Timestamp: 2019-09-21 04:42:43
Document Index: 462265333

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51', '§ 51']

Medical examinations of persons retired for disability (§ 51.1-159)—Virginia Decoded - Virginia Decoded
← Previous51.1-158 Reduction of benefits for acceptance of lump-sum settlement under Workers' Compensation Act
Next →51.1-160 Cessation of disability retirement allowance
51.1 Pensions, Benefits, And Retirement
1 Virginia Retirement System
§ 51.1-159 Medical examinations of persons retired for . . .
§ 51.1-159
Medical examinations of persons retired for disability
A. Once each year following retirement, the Board may require a former member who retired for disability and who has not attained his normal retirement age to undergo a medical examination by the Medical Board or a physician or physicians designated by the Medical Board. If the former member refuses to submit to the required medical examination, his retirement allowance shall be discontinued until he complies. If he does not comply within six months of the date of the request, all of his rights to any further disability retirement allowance shall cease, subject to the provisions of § 51.1-160.
B. If the Medical Board determines that a beneficiary is not disabled after reviewing the findings of any of the medical examinations provided for in this section, all rights to any further disability allowance shall cease, subject to the provisions of § 51.1-160.
1952, c. 157, § 51-111.61; 1984, c. 430; 1990, c. 832; 1998, c. 657.
If you’re reading this for anything important, you should double-check its accuracy—read § 51.1-159 on the official Code of Virginia website.
Avery v. Virginia (COA, 11/09/99)
. . . status of her disability. The letter cited Code § 51.1-159. Upon receipt of Avery's response, . . .
§ 51.1-160 Cessation of disability retirement allowance