35 IAC 14-9-5 Disability determination pending

Sec. 5. (a) A member who is eligible for early retirement and who has filed with the board a copy of an application for Social Security disability benefits may apply for early retirement and retain the right to disability retirement benefits. When the Social Security Administration finds that the member is disabled and the onset date was on or before the last day of creditable service stated on the application, early retirement benefits will cease and disability retirement benefits will commence. (b) Retroactive benefits, less any payments already made, must be calculated and paid from the month following the onset date of the disability.