No Medical Evidence Supports Denial Of Benefits By Railroad Retirement Board.

The United States Railroad Retirement Board denied an application for benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act [45 U.S.C. §231a] which provides an annuity for disabled children of railroad workers. To qualify for benefits, the child must have been disabled prior to the age of 22 and remained continuously disabled through the time of the application for benefits. During three of the 30 years preceding his application, the applicant worked at three menial jobs, and was fired from each. The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded because the medical evidence provided no support for the denial. Stephens v. U.S. Railroad Retirement Board  (Ninth Cir.; November 21, 2012) (Case No. 11-70649).