DECISION INTRODUCTION Donna Henry appeals the September 25, 2014 decision of the State Board of Retirement to deny her accidental disability retirement application regarding an accident that occurred on May 23, 2011. She was evaluated by an impartial panel of doctors who determined that her injury did not impede her from doing the essential duties of her position. Ms. Henry asserts that the panel erred in its evaluation because it initially was provided an incorrect job description and lacked an operative report from her surgery. The State Board of Retirement submitted the accurate job description and operative report to the medical panel with a request for clarification, asking it to confirm its initial findings which the panel did. – On February 2, 2016, I held a hearing and digitally recorded it. At issue was whether or not Ms. Henry was entitled to a new evaluation with a different medical panel. I admitted 11 exhibits. Ms. Henry was the only witness. FINDINGS OF FACT Based on the evidence in the record, I make the following findings of fact: Ms. Henry was born in 1957. (Exh. 6). Ms. Henry worked for the Middlesex County District from Attorney’s Office November 12, 1996 until sometime in 2013 under the job title of Support Staff, Cambridge District Court. (Exh. 6; Henry Test.). Her official job duties included: data entry, document scanning and duplication, case preparation, file management, and general office and administrative support. (Exh. 9).
DECISION INTRODUCTION Donna Henry appeals the September 25, 2014 decision of the State Board of Retirement to deny her accidental disability retirement application regarding an accident that occurred on May 23, 2011. She was evaluated by an impartial panel of doctors who determined that her injury did not impede her from doing the essential duties of her position. Ms. Henry asserts that the panel erred in its evaluation because it initially was provided an incorrect job description and lacked an operative report from her surgery. The State Board of Retirement submitted the accurate job description and operative report to the medical panel with a request for clarification, asking it to confirm its initial findings – which the panel did. On February 2, 2016, I held a hearing and digitally recorded it. At issue was whether or not Ms. Henry was entitled to a new evaluation with a different medical panel. I admitted 11 exhibits. Ms. Henry was the only witness. FINDINGS OF FACT Based on the evidence in the record, I make the following findings of fact: Ms. Henry was born in 1957. (Exh. 6). Ms. Henry worked for the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office from November 12, 1996 until sometime in 2013 under the job title of Support Staff, Cambridge District Court. (Exh. 6; Henry Test.). Her official job duties included: data entry, document scanning and duplication, case preparation, file management, and general office and administrative support. (Exh. 9).