Legal Opinion
James L. Stith v. The United States of America Railroad Retirement Board
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 29, 1990No. 89-1028PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner James L. Stith appeals the decision of the United States Railroad Retirement Board (“Board”) denying his application for a disability annuity pursuant to Section 2(a)(l)(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 45 U.S.C. § 231a(a)(l)(v). We affirm.
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Stith was employed by the Burlington Northern Railroad from December 16, 1967, to June 1, 1983. On August 28,1981, he injured his back while lifting a large carton and worked only on an intermittent basis thereafter due to severe pain in his middle and lower back. On January 30, 1984, Stith filed an application…
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