Legal Opinion
Rena Watters v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 3, 1980No. 79-2519PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The questions for decision are (1) whether Section 405(g) of the Social Security Act authorizes judicial review of the refusal by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare 1 to extend the time period during which a hearing on a benefits claim may be requested and (2) whether Section 405(g) authorizes judicial review of the underlying claim for benefits.
I
Title II of the Social Security Act (the “Act”) provides survivors’ benefits for claimants who demonstrate they had a specified relationship to an insured worker prior to the worker’s death. 42 U.S.C. §§ 402, 416.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- White v. MathewsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Arry Ortego v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- George Dietsch v. Richard Schweiker, as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Herman Penner v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Larry W. REYNOLDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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