Any participant who as a result of a disability that originated due to his/her employment and arises during its course, is rendered disabled for service, shall be entitled to receive an occupational disability annuity, provided that:
(a) Sufficient medical evidence is received with regard to the mental or physical disability of the participant pursuant to normally accepted criteria in the disability compensation field fixed by the Administrator through regulations.
(b) The participant or the employer notifies the [Administrator] of said disability, in accordance with the regulation of the Board.
(c) The State Insurance Fund determines that the accident or illness originated from any work duty or that it is inherently related to the work or employment.
History —May 15, 1951, No. 447, p. 1298, § 9; June 19, 1954, No. 73, p. 374, § 3; May 17, 1955, No. 40, p. 136, § 1; June 12, 1957, No. 39, p. 90, § 2; June 28, 1961, No. 132, p. 283, § 1; July 2, 1985, No. 51, p. 179; Feb. 16, 1990, No. 1, § 7; renumbered as § 2-107 and amended on Sept. 24, 1999, No. 305, § 16; Sept. 2, 2000, No. 302, § 5; Sept. 15, 2004, No. 296, § 6.