Legal Opinion
William J. Goodson v. Railroad Retirement Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 16, 1979No. 78-1074PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
This case comes before the court on appeal from a decision of the Railroad Retirement Board. We remand this case for further proceedings.
Appellant, a former laborer for the Union Pacific Railroad, is currently receiving an annuity under section 2(a)4 of the Railroad Retirement Act, 45 U.S.C. § 228b(a)4. In order to receive this annuity, appellant had to demonstrate that medical factors precluded continued performance of his regular occupation.
The issue is whether appellant is also entitled to a determination of a “period of disability” under section 3(e) of the Act, 45 U.S.C. § 228c(e), which…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ramon M. Rivas v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Patrocinia Meneses v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Joseph C. Goodwin v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Wesley v. Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1974
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- Chiappa v. Secretary of the Department of Health, Education & WelfareDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Eddie L. Peppers v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Robert M. Jones v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Belton v. SchweikerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1982
- Janet L. Bowers v. Railroad Retirement BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
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