78172051.1-220Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Pensions, Benefits, And RetirementVirginia Law Officers' Retirement SystemDisability benefit1999, c. 585.Garraghty v. Virginia Retirement System0695042608 S.E.2d 4772005-02-01https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1063602/garraghty-v-virginia-retirement-system/ . . . Virginia Retirement System. See Code §§ 51.1-211 to 51.1-220. Under VaLORS an "`[e]mployee' . . . <abbr title="Court of Appeals">COA</abbr>http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/51.1-220/51.1-152Limitations on average final compensation/51.1-152/51.1-156Disability retirement/51.1-156/51.1-157Disability retirement allowance/51.1-157/51.1-158Reduction of benefits for acceptance of lump-sum settlement under Workers' Compensation Act/51.1-158/51.1-216Service retirement generally/51.1-216/51.1-217Service retirement allowance/51.1-217//51.1-220/51.1/2.1/51.1-220Any member in service who (i) is credited with at least twenty years of service in a hazardous duty position and (ii) meets the (a) requirements for a disability retirement allowance under § 51.1-156 and (b) minimum age requirements of § 51.1-216 may elect to receive the higher of the disability retirement allowance payable under Article 9 (§ 51.1-152 et seq.) of Chapter 1 of this title or the service retirement allowance payable under § 51.1-217 less any reduction in allowance required by subsection C of § 51.1-157 or by § 51.1-158.section1