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[Explanation: The amount of the disability retirement allowance is derived • from Virginia Code section 51.1-157 — the disability retirement statute for local law enforcement officers under the Virginia Retirement System ("VRS"). Note that subsection (3) uses a multiplier of 1.7, which is the VRS standard, rather than 1.6 that is currently used by the City.] Sec. 19-153. Annual review of disability recipient; cessation of allowance. Any award of a disability retirement allowance pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall be subject to the review and cessation provisions of section 19- 103 (a), (b) and (e). [Explanation: This section allows the Retirement Commission to require the recipient of a disability retirement allowance to undergo an annual medical examination, to verify that the employee still meets the ordinance's definition of "disabled".] Sec. 19-154. Reduction of allowance for workers' compensation benefits. (a) Any disability retirement allowance payable pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall be reduced by the amount of any payments under the • provisions of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act in effect on the date of retirement of the employee, and the excess of the allowance shall be paid to the employee. When the time for compensation payments under the Act has elapsed, the employee shall receive the full amount of the allowance payable during his lifetime and continued disability, until eligible to retire under age and service requirements. (b) If the employee's workers' compensation payments are adjusted or terminated for refusal to work or to comply with the requirements of Virginia Code section 65.2-603, the disability retirement allowance shall be computed as if the employee was receiving the compensation to which he would otherwise be entitled. (c) The disability retirement allowance of any employee who elects to receive a lump -sum settlement in lieu of periodic payments under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act shall be adjusted by an amount determined by dividing the workers' compensation benefit which such employee would have received had the lump -sum settlement not been consummated, into the settlement actually accepted by the employee. C!