86 over the application and interpretation of the Plan. The Fund Office maintains records of determinations on appeals a nd Plan interpretations so that those determinations and interpretations may be referred to in future cases with similar circumstances to maintain consistency . Right to Judicial Review ERISA, Section 502(a) establishes your right to seek judicial review of your adverse determination of your benefit claim after you have exhausted your internal review and appeal procedures except where the plan (or plan sponsor) has violated a specific ERI SA standard of conduct. If the Board of Trustees or the IRO deny your appeal in whole or in part and you decide to seek judicial review, the decisions made by the Trustees or the IRO are subject to limited judicial review to determine only whether the dec ision was arbitrary and capricious. No evidence may be used in court unless it was first submitted to the Board of Trustees or to the IRO.
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