Legal Opinion

John E. HARRIS, Petitioner, v. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, Respondent

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided November 4, 1991No. 27, Docket 91-4044PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a determination of the Railroad Retirement Board that on January 7, 1991 denied claimant John E. Harris an occupational disability annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act. We have before us an administrative record that seems shrouded in fog like that off a sea-coast in autumn. Both claimant’s treating doctor and an expert cardiologist, to whom claimant was referred, found him suffering from coronary artery spasm. This angina condition, according to these physicians, accounts for the patient’s symptoms of extreme fatigue and severe exertional…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Leo R. Smith v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  2. Williams ex rel. Williams v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  3. Jose Rivera v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
  4. Cecilio Hidalgo v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  5. Schisler v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Roat v. BarnhartDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2010
  2. Robert J. Simmons, II v. United States Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  3. Richardson v. BarnhartDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2006
  4. Benten Ex Rel. Tyrer v. KesslerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1992
  5. Erickson v. Commissioner of Social SecurityDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2019

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