BURLESON v. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BD.

No. 82-2020.

711 F.2d 861 (1983)

Fay E. BURLESON, Petitioner, v. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale G. Zimmerman, Gen. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for respondent; Edward S. Hintzke, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Arthur A. Arfa, Gen. Atty., Chicago, Ill., of counsel.

Ponder & Jarboe, Walnut Ridge, Ark., for appellant.

Before BRIGHT, BENNETT and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Fay Burleson appeals from a decision of the Railroad Retirement Board. The Board affirmed the decision of its Appeals Referee denying Burleson's application for an employee disability annuity pursuant to the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C. § 231 et seq. The issue on appeal is whether the Board's decision is supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.

Section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 45 U.S.C. §...

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