Columbus Ratliff v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

McALLISTER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellant’s claim for disability benefits under the Social Security Act, Title 42 U.S.C.A. § 405(g), was denied by the Hearing Examiner and, after consideration by the Appeals Council, the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare adopted the Hearing Examiner’s finding. The District Court affirmed the decision of the Secretary.

On December 23, 1957, appellant, a coal miner, suffered injuries to his back and chest in a slate fall while working in a coal mine, and he was taken to the Miners Memorial Hospital at Williamson, West Virginia, for…