This Court has acknowledged that “PERS has the discretion to determine which physicians' assessments to consider and how much weight should be given to each assessment.” Id. at 388–89 (¶ 33) (quoting Brakefield v. Pub. Employees' Ret. Sys., 940 So.2d 945, 948 (¶ 12) (Miss.Ct.App.2006)). “However, the supreme court has previously held that PERS's opinion is not conclusive, and PERS cannot choose to ignore uncontroverted evidence provided by treating physicians.”
This Court has recognized, "PERS has the discretion to determine which physicians' assessments to consider and how much weight should be given to each assessment." Brakefield v. Pub. Employees' Ret. Sys., 940 So.2d 945, 948 (¶ 12) (Miss.Ct.App. 2006) (citing Byrd v. Pub. Employees' Ret. Sys., 774 So.2d 434, 438 (¶ 15) (Miss. 2000)).