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Ross A. Soger v. Railroad Retirement Board

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 8, 1992No. 91-3190PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Ross A. Soger appeals the Railroad Retirement Board’s denial of his application tor a disability annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act. He asserts that the decision is not supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Soger, who was born in 1955 and has the equivalent of a high school education, worked for the railroad from 1973 until January 1988, first as a section man and then as a section foreman. In February 1987, after suffering from lower back pain for some months, Soger underwent surgery for removal of a herniated interverte-bral lumbar disc. The…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Heckler v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Corkie R. Robinson v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. Sigrid R. CLINE, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  4. Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. John W. RAUTIO, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of United States Department of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Jon P. Dray v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  2. Charles E. Fountain v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. Debbie TEAGUE, Petitioner, v. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. William A. Pemberton v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  5. Edwin G. Kleinberg v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994

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