THORNTON v. U.S. R.R. RETIREMENT BD.

No. 96-3161.

109 F.3d 379 (1997)

Lenill L. THORNTON, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Henry (argued), Peoria, IL, for petitioner.

Thomas W. Sadler (argued), Catherine C. Cook, Railroad Retirement Board, Bureau of Law, Chicago, IL, for respondent.

Before COFFEY, MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Lenill Thornton petitions for review of the affirmance by the United States Railroad Retirement Board ("the Board") of its hearing officer's decision denying his application for a disability annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act ("the Act").1 Petitioner argues that the Board erred by affirming the hearing officer's decision denying his disability annuity application...

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