Legal Opinion
Allen Sheppard v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 26, 1990No. 89-5288PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Having won his case before an administrative law judge, a social security claimant saw certain retroactive benefits recalculated and reduced by the Appeals Council of the Social Security Administration. He attacks this reduction on three grounds: that the Appeals Council lacked authority to reopen the AU’s decision on its own motion; that it improperly recalculated and reduced the amount of retroactive disability benefits; and that the SSA rules establishing the method for adjusting those…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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