Eric Conn helped him win disability benefits. Now he has to prove he’s hurt again

By Bill Estep

bestep@herald-leader.com

February 07, 2018 04:59 PM

Updated February 07, 2018 09:00 PM

Teddy Newsome says he hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in years after hurting his neck and back while working for more than 30 years as an equipment operator at surface coal mines.

Now the Pike County man has another worry.

Newsome, 58, received notice this week from the Social Security Administration (SSA) that it has tossed out some of the medical evidence supporting a 2010 ruling that he was disabled.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article198929079.html#storylink=cpy

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