Edward Waits, Jr. v. United States Railroad Retirement Board

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Edward Waits appeals from a final decision by the Railroad Retirement Board denying him a disability annuity. Waits argues on appeal that the Board’s decision is not supported by substantial evidence, and that the appeals referee failed to allocate the burden of proof properly. We agree and remand to the Board for further proceedings.

Waits was born on November 7, 1933. He graduated from high school and attended business college for four years. After serving in the United States Navy from 1952 to 1956, Waits worked at a liquor store, a restaurant, and a paper company…