20 NCAC 02B .0805          SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY

The exclusion for purchase of service in the Armed Forces of the United States as it pertains to credit in any other retirement system shall not include "service connected disability" benefits received from the Veteran's Administration of the Federal Government except when such benefits are a supplement of a military longevity retirement ("retired pay") benefit. The term "service connected disability" has the same meaning as used in Title 38, Chapter 11 of the United States Code which is hereby incorporated by reference, including subsequent additions and amendments, and is available online, at no cost, at https://uscode.house.gov/browse/prelim@title38/part2&edition=prelim. The term "retired pay" has the same meaning as used in Title 10, Chapter 71 of the United States Code which is hereby incorporated by reference, including subsequent additions and amendments, and is available online, at no cost, at https://uscode.house.gov/browse/prelim@title10/subtitleA/part2/chapter71&edition=prelim.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 135‑4(f)(6); 135‑6(f); S.L. 1981, C. 636;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. March 1, 2023; September 21, 1977.