Vermont Statutes Title 3. Executive, § 460. Ordinary disability retirement

(a) Upon the application of a member or of the member's department head not later than 90 days, or longer for cause shown, after the date the member may have separated from service, any Group A, Group C, Group D, Group F, or Group G member who has had five or more years of creditable service may be retired by the retirement board on an ordinary disability retirement allowance, not less than 30 nor more than 90 days after filing such application; provided the member is not eligible for accidental disability retirement; provided the member has requested application prior to death; and provided that the Medical Board, after a medical examination of such member, shall certify that the member is mentally or physically incapacitated for the further performance of duty, that such incapacity has existed since the time of the member's separation from service and is likely to be permanent, and that he or she should be retired. The Retirement Board may consider, or may ask the Medical Board or a certified vocational rehabilitation counselor to consider whether the individual is disabled from performing other types of suitable work. However, if disability is denied because the individual is found to be suitable for other work, the member shall be advised at the time of denial of the following provisions that shall apply:

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a Group C member, upon ordinary disability retirement, shall receive an additional allowance which will, when added to his or her Social Security benefit, be equal to 10 percent of his or her average final compensation for each dependent child, not in excess of three, who has not attained age 18 or, if a dependent student, has not attained age 23.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) or (c) of this section, a member may not receive more than 50 percent of his or her average final compensation at the time of his or her disability retirement.