Ky. Court Orders Disability Payments for Asthmatic School Secretary

FRANKFURT, Ky. - The Kentucky Court of Appeals has reversed the commonwealth's retirement board and ordered disability benefits for a former school secretary who claimed that mold and other allergens in her school exacerbated her asthma and made it impossible for her to continue working. Ledford v. Kentucky Retirement Systems, et al., No. 2006-CA-001808-MR (Ky. Ct. App.).

In its July 27 opinion, the court faulted the retirement board for adopting the "unsupported" views of the board's medical review physicians instead of the applicant's treating physicians and said the board erred in holding that, in considering whether to award benefits, it …