Disability Retirement Kits

Overview

Disability Retirement Kits

Members with a registered MyNYCERS account can log in to apply for Disability Retirement online instead of submitting a paper application.

If you wish to file a paper application for Disability Retirement, locate your Tier below and download the corresponding Disability Kit. Each Kit contains detailed instructions together with all the necessary forms and documents needed to file for Disability. Individual forms can be downloaded by clicking the “Show Contents” tab.

Mail completed Disability Applications to NYCERS at 30-30 47th Ave., Suite 1010, Long Island City, NY 11101. Mail Medical forms 605, 606, 607, 608, 609 and 615 to NYCERS’ Medical Division at 335 Adams Street, Suite 2300, Brooklyn, NY 11201. All forms can be brought to NYCERS’ Walk-in Center at 340 Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn.

Webform

Terminal or Grave Illness Notification

Complete this form only if you are terminally or gravely ill and need to apply for a Disability benefit, or if you have already applied and need to notify NYCERS of the gravity of your illness.