Legal Opinion

Boyd v. Apfel

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 19, 2001No. 99-10610PublishedCited by 381 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSENTHAL, District Judge:

WiUie L. Boyd appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the Commissioner’s decision to deny him disability benefits. Boyd asserts that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) applied an incorrect legal standard in assessing the extent of Boyd’s abüity to work, and that the ALJ’s decision was unsupported by the evidence. This court finds that the ALJ did apply the correct legal standard, but that the evidence was not sufficient to satisfy the Commissioner’s burden to show that despite his impairments, Boyd was able to perform available work. This court vacates the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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Elbert L. BOWLING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
Manuel M. Villa v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990

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