If you have met the pre-qualifying criteria and subsequently retired for service, ordinary disability, performance-of-duty disability or non-WTC accidental disability, certain retirees may apply to reclassify pension benefits to a WTC Accidental Disability benefit. Upon application, the process to evaluate your disability will commence. Remember, the law did not create a new benefit so if you successfully reclassify, the benefit is paid according to the provisions that cover an Accidental Disability for your Tier and title and is based on the date of the Board of Trustees’ ratification of the recommended approval by the NYCERS Medical Board.

NOTE: The following retirees who retired on non-WTC accidental disability retirement are NOT eligible to reclassify to a WTC accidental disability retirement:

• Tier 3 General Members (*RSSL §507)
• Tier 4 Uniformed Sanitation (*RSSL §605-b)
• Tier 4 NYC Deputy Sheriffs (*RSSL §605-c)

*Retirement and Social Security Law