Review procedure

A member who has received notice that the member's benefits have been denied in whole or in part may within thirty days of receipt of such notice secure review by written request addressed to the board in care of the executive director of the public employees retirement system. The applicant has the right to all relevant information available to the board and may submit arguments or comments in writing. The board must render a decision within one hundred twenty days after the request for a review is timely filed. The decision by the board must be submitted to the applicant in writing and include the specific reason or reasons for the decision and the specific references to the provisions of the plan on which the decision is based.