State ex rel. Woodman v. Ohio Pub. Employees Ret. Sys.
Annotate this CaseIn 2011, Appellee submitted a disability-retirement application to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and its board of trustees (together, “the Board”). The Board rejected Appellee’s claim for benefits. The Board also rejected Appellee’s appeal, finding that she was not permanently disabled. Appellee then filed suit for a writ of mandamus. The Court of Appeals granted the writ and ordered the Board to award benefits. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that the Court of Appeals abused its discretion by independently reevaluating the medical evidence and substituting its judgment regarding weight and credibility for that of the Board.
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