Legal Opinion
Hyatt v. Heckler
District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Decided February 14, 1984No. C-C-83-655-MPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLAN, District Judge.
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION THAT THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SHOULD(1) STOP DENYING CLAIMS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS BASED ON HYPERTENSION OR DIABETES MELLITUS UPON THE THEORY THAT WITHOUT END-ORGAN DAMAGE (TO HEART, EYES, KIDNEYS OR BRAIN) THE CLAIMANT DOES NOT HAVE A “SEVERE IMPAIRMENT”(2) STOP DENYING CLAIMS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS BASED ON PAIN, UPON THE THEORY THAT SUBJECTIVE MANIFESTATIONS OF PAIN CANNOT BE CONSIDERED DISABLING UNLESS THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY OBJECTIVE CLINICAL…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Califano v. YamasakiSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Hyatt v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Mary W. HINES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Dixon v. HecklerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Hyatt v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Stieberger v. HecklerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
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