Louis E. Elam v. Railroad Retirement Board

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · Decided 1991-01-22

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GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge: Louis Elam appeals from the Railroad Retirement Board’s denial of disability benefits. He contends that the Board improperly discounted evidence that his injuries cause him pain sufficient to establish disability. He further asserts that the Board erred by not applying the correct legal standard to his testimony concerning pain and by giving insuff…

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