Larry Black v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Black appeals from a judgment of the district court affirming a decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (now Health and Human Services), to reduce Black’s disability insurance benefits by the amount of his workers’ compensation settlement. We affirm.

Black claimed to have been disabled by an injury he received while working. His employer denied liability for Black’s condition, but agreed to a lump sum settlement of the claim in the amount of $20,000, pursuant to Or.Rev.Stat. § 656.289(4).1 After this settlement, the Social Security Administration…