State auditors raise alarm about possible overpayment of disability pensions

HARTFORD, Conn. – Responding to a whistleblower complaint, state auditors found retired state employees may be receiving disability pensions even though they’re no longer disabled.

In a special report, auditors say they found that the status of some retirees hasn’t been reviewed by the Medical Examining Board in two years to determine if they’re still disabled. Other disabled retirees are reporting hundreds of thousands of dollars in outside income, which means it’s possible they are no longer disabled. The state requires disability payments to end if the disability has ended.

In one case, an employee who was earning $47,284 a year before leaving state service now has an annual disability pension of $33,479 and was earning more than $183,000 in outside income. Another was earning $43,566 before leaving state service and was receiving a $28,678 annual disability pension while earning $175,220 in outside income.

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