A participant who shall incur a total and permanent disability
after completion of at least 10 years of credited service shall be
entitled to a disability retirement benefit.
A participant who shall be entitled to a disability retirement benefit under §
46-24 hereof shall receive a benefit paid monthly in an amount equal to the amount determined under §
46-13 as if the participant retired upon attainment of normal retirement age, with years of credited service determined as if the participant remained in employment until such time, and final monthly average compensation is the amount determined as of the date of disablement.
The Plan Administrator shall in its sole discretion determine
whether a participant shall have incurred a total and permanent disability.
The Plan Administrator shall rely on reasonable evidence of disability
acceptable to the Plan Administrator. If the Plan Administrator shall
determine that a participant who is totally and permanently disabled
has recovered sufficiently to resume active employment or if a participant
refuses to undergo a medical examination as directed by the Plan Administrator
(such a medical examination may not be required more frequently than
once in any given twelve-month period), the payment of disability
retirement benefits shall cease.