TALAMANTE v. PERA

No. 24,024.

131 P.3d 76 (2005)

139 N.M. 226

2006-NMCA-032

Frank TALAMANTE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT BOARD, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied May 19, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah M. Singleton, Andrew S. Montgomery, Montgomery & Andrews, P.A., James George Chakeres, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.

G.T.S. Khalsa, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.


OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Chief Judge.

{1} Frank Talamante (Employee) appeals an order from the district court affirming the Public Employees Retirement Board's (the PERA Board) decision to deny his claim for disability retirement benefits. At issue is the proper interpretation of NMSA 1978, § 10-11-10.1(C)(2)(a) (1993), and what is required to prove that an employee is "mentally or physically totally incapacitated for any gainful employment." In particular...

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