§ 224. Appeals. All the provisions of section twenty-three of this chapter with respect to decisions of the board and appeals from such decisions shall be applicable to decisions of the board regarding disability benefits and to appeals from such decisions regarding disability benefits as fully in all respects as if the provisions of section twenty-three of this chapter were fully set forth in this article except that reimbursement for disability benefits, if required, following modification or rescission upon appeal shall be paid from administrative expenses as provided in section two hundred twenty-eight of this article.