What is next after disability retirement has been granted?
The Board’s award of disability retirement is subject to final consideration and affirmation by the Washington Department of Retirement Systems. A copy of this Board’s findings and your file records will be forwarded to the State Department of Retirement Systems. You will be notified by that office of its final action. The Department of Retirement Systems will review the materials sent by the Board and will take one of three actions: Your retirement award will be approved, Your claim will be returned to the Board for further proceedings, or The Board’s decision may be denied. In any case, the Department of Retirement Systems will notify you shortly, within 10 days to two weeks, of the next action and will request additional information from you. Questions about the disability retirement process should be addressed to the Department of Retirement System in Olympia at 360-664-7043.
