809 So. 2d 690 - PERS v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “[t]he substantial evidence that is sufficient to withstand appellate scrutiny cannot be evidence contained within the confines of the [heads of the doctors sitting on the PERS medical board]. It must be evidence in the record.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. PERS v. Dozier · 968 So. 2d 510 - PUBLIC EMP. RETIREMENT SYSTEM v. McClure

2. “The report also recommended Thomas see a psychiatrist for work place stress. Yet, this report does not discount Thomas's diagnosis of fibromyalgia, and admits that her return to work would be conditional upon the two factors. The evaluation results, at best, offer inconclusive support of PERS's denial of benefits. ¶16. Due to our standard of review, authority dictates this Court may not reject the only evidence presented, when no contrary view of that evidence is presented,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 995 So. 2d 130 - Thomas v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES'RETIREMENT SYS.

3. “the board of trustees may accept a disability determination from the Social Security Administration in lieu of a certification of a medical board.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 880 So. 2d 348 - PERS v. Smith