Legal Opinion
Feliciano v. Apfel
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 30, 2000No. CIV. 98-1897 JPPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PIERAS, Senior District Judge.
I. Introduction and Background
This is an action brought under section 205(g) of the Social Security Act as amended, 42 U.S.C § 405(g), to review a final determination of the Secretary of Health and Human Services with regard to the denial of a period of disability and disability benefits for Carmen Feliciano. This Court finds that although the outcome of the Secretary’s decision is correct, the means by which the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) arrived at his decision was flawed. Consequently, the Court MODIFIES AND AFFIRMS the Secretary’s…
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