Legal Opinion
Robert M. Jones v. Railroad Retirement Board
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1980No. 79-1388PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Robert M. Jones appeals pro se from a final decision of the Railroad Retirement Board. The Board held that Jones was not disabled from work “in any regular employment” within the meaning of 45 U.S.C. § 231a(a)(1)(v). 1 Over a period of eight years, Jones, a telegrapher for the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, experienced several minor “blackout” seizures. On December 9, 1975, Jones suffered a major seizure and was rushed to the hospital where he was treated for seventeen days. He was placed on medication and released. The Norfolk and Western Railway Company placed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Marie Landess v. Casper W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Leonard H. Garrett v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Frances Lewis v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Pansy Sellars v. Secretary, Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Fay E. Burleson v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Vincent D. Bowman v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Ira R. Abernathy v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Alvin E. Romaker v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Edward Waits, Jr. v. United States Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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