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840 CMR 10.00 is the comprehensive standard rule governing all disability retirement proceedings before Massachusetts retirement boards, effective for proceedings commenced after January 1, 2016. It covers ordinary and accidental disability retirement applications, proceedings for restoration to active service, modification of disability retirement allowances, medical panel examinations, re-examination and rehabilitation of disability retirees, and annual earnings reporting under M.G.L. c. 32, § 91A. The regulation establishes procedural rights for applicants including representation by counsel, the right to submit evidence, and appeal procedures. Medical panels play a central role, conducting independent examinations and issuing certificates that boards must follow unless specific grounds for departure exist.