Gordon K. Shutt v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Five hundred pounds of sheet steel fell on Gordon K. Shutt’s head and back. After allowing Shutt disability benefits for approximately 2^j years, the Secretary, through the appropriate administrative mechanism, determined that Shutt’s disability had ceased. Additionally, the Secretary found that HEW had overpaid Shutt approximately $2,500 in benefits, which Shutt was obliged to repay. Finally, the Secretary determined that a subsequent accident, on January 7, 1970, did not entitle Shutt to disability benefits. Shutt sought review of the Secretary’s decision in federal…