Legal Opinion

Mason L. GIBSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 12, 1985No. 82-7383PublishedCited by 122 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant Gibson seeks reversal of the district court’s decision affirming a decision of the Administrative Law Judge (“AU”) that Gibson was not disabled under the Social Security Act and, thus, not entitled to disability benefits. Because the AU improperly and mechanically applied regulatory guidelines in determining that Gibson was not disabled, we vacate the decision of the district court and remand with instructions to remand to the agency for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

BACKGROUND

On September 29, 1979, Gibson filed an application for disability benefits. The parties…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Heckler v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Frances B. Walden v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services for the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  3. Marvia A. Cowart, Ssn Rxz-Lh-Flse v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  4. Dirven D. REEVES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  5. Larry J. WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by122 opinions

  1. Josephine A. FOOTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  2. Dale J. MacGREGOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  3. Gisela JESURUM, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  4. Scott McROBERTS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  5. Maria Teresa Pupo v. Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2021

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