NEWSOME v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

No. 84-5104.

753 F.2d 44 (1985)

Donald G. NEWSOME, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Blanton, Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, Pikeville, Ky., for plaintiff-appellant.

Louis DeFalaise, U.S. Atty., Karl L. Anderson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Lexington, Ky., for defendant-appellee.

Before MARTIN, JONES and CONTIE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Donald Newsome, a thirty-nine-year-old former coal miner, seeks review of the district court's opinion which upheld the final decision of the Secretary denying his claim for social security disability benefits. The Appeals Council reversed the administrative law judge's decision that Newsome is entitled to benefits. We reverse.

Newsome has not worked since September 1980. He worked thirteen years as an underground coal miner, spent two years in...

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