Justice LaVECCHIA delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this appeal, we review whether the disabled son of a retired member of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS) may have his survivors' benefits paid into a first-party special needs trust (SNT) created for him under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1396p(d)(4)(A). We hold that he may and reverse the contrary administrative action by the PFRS Board of Trustees (Board).
The Board's strict view of how...
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