SIMMONS v. U.S. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BD.

No. 33, Docket 91-4065.

982 F.2d 49 (1992)

Robert J. SIMMONS, II, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Kramer, New York City (Daniel S. Gluck, Steven D. Gorelick, Schulte Roth & Zabel, of counsel), for petitioner.

Stanley Jay Shuman, Gen. Atty., Chicago, IL (Catherine C. Cook, Gen. Counsel, Steven A. Bartholow, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Edward S. Hintzke, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Railroad Retirement Bd., of counsel), for respondent.

Before: KEARSE, PRATT and McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judges.


McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:

Robert Simmons seeks to review a decision of the United States Railroad Retirement Board (the "Board") denying his application for a disability annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C. § 231a(a)(1)(v) (1988). The Board based its decision on (1) its determination that Simmons retained the capacity to perform light work, and (2) Simmons's refusal to submit to a psychiatric examination, see 45 U.S.C. § 362(n) (1988...

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