Robert A. Foster v. RR Retirement Board

Robert A. Foster sought disability benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act, claiming he was permanently disabled as the result of a 1998 back injury. The hearing officer concluded Foster was not physically able to perform his previous job, but that he could perform other, more sedentary work. Foster appealed to the Railroad Retirement Board (the Board), which affirmed the hearing officer’s decision. Foster now asks us to review the Board’s decision. In doing so, we must determine whether the Board’s decision “is supported by substantial evidence, is not arbitrary, and has a reasonable…