# COMAR Title 22 — State Retirement and Pension System

## Subtitle 06 — Disability Retirement

### Chapter 06 — Hearings Before the Office

#### Regulation .05 Effect of Death Before Final Decision.

*COMAR 22.06.06.05*

If the applicant dies before the final decision on the applicant’s appeal for an ordinary disability retirement or an accidental disability retirement, or both, the claim shall terminate. Survivor benefits, if any, shall be paid in accordance with the selection made by the applicant for the retirement allowance granted and accepted before death.