Bobby MERZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee

MILBURN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Bobby Merz appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the final decision of the defendant, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, that plaintiff’s social security disability benefits are subject to the offset provision of 42 U.S.C. § 424a(a) due to the receipt of his Ohio workers’ compensation benefits. On appeal, the sole issue presented is whether the Social Security Administration may reduce Merz’s benefits in order that his total combined benefits under social security disability and a state workers’ compensation plan do not exceed 80 percent of…