Legal Opinion
Reed v. Railroad Retirement Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 9, 1998No. 97-1610PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Former Conrail President Stuart M. Reed petitions for , review of a decision by the Railroad Retirement Board declaring him ineligible for railroad retirement benefits. We deny the petition because substantial evidence supports the Board’s determination that Reed terminated his employment with Conrail more than a year short of the ten years necessary to qualify for such benefits.
Under section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act, an individual must have “ten years of service” to be eligible for retirement benefits. 45 U.S.C. § 231a(a)(l). Section 3(i)(4) of the Act provides that “an…
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