Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit May 22, 1979, 77-1536 (Edward Lee Blankenship v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare)

PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Edward Lee Blankenship appeals from the judgment of the district court affirming the denial of his application for disability benefits under the Social Security Act.

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Appellee filed an application for benefits on June 4, 1968, alleging total and permanent disability resulting from a back injury sustained on January 2, 1967, at Prestonsburg, Kentucky.