Edwin G. Kleinberg v. Railroad Retirement Board

WELLFORD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Edwin G. Kleinberg, petitioner, seeks in this appeal to reverse the decision of the respondent Railroad Retirement Board (“the Board”) and to obtain disability annuity benefits. Kleinberg filed an application for benefits under certain provisions of the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C. § 231a(a)(l)(iv) and (v). His application was denied by the hearing officer and by the Board.

In an appeal of this type, petitioner must show that the Board’s decision denying his claim was not supported by substantial evidence, or that the Board committed an error of law. See…