Would I receive my disability retirement allowance for the rest of my life?
Yes, unless the TRS Medical Board certifies that you are no longer incapacitated for performance of gainful employment. If this occurs within 10 years of your retirement, your former employer must restore you to active employment. If your retirement has lasted longer, your restoration to service would be at your former employer's discretion. By law, you are required to be re-examined at the TRS Medical Board's discretion, and at TRS' expense, until you reach age 65. Failure to report for a re-examination may result in the suspension of your retirement allowance; if this failure to report continues for a year, you would forfeit all rights to your pension.