§ 10-16-7-21 — Pension examiners and boards; lump sum payments

(a) The adjutant general may appoint a
pension examiner who shall inquire into the merits of any claim for pay
and care and pension, whether pending or adjudicated. The pension
examiner may administer oaths, orally examine witnesses, issue
subpoenas, and take affidavits and depositions in the course of an
examination.
(b) The adjutant general shall appoint examining boards consisting
of not more than three (3) medical officers of the Indiana national
guard, who shall, under the adjutant general's direction, make an
examination of a claimant as directed by the adjutant general. The
examining board shall certify the result of its examination in the form
prescribed by the adjutant general.
(c) A person who is adversely affected by the report of one (1)
medical officer is entitled, upon request, to an examination before a
board consisting of three (3) medical officers. The adjutant general,
with the approval of the governor and with the consent of the applicant,
may commute any pension by payment of a lump sum to be accepted
by the applicant in full satisfaction of all claims.
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-2-4-22.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2003, SEC.7.