Legal Opinion
Clara A. Torske v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1973No. 71-2056PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
The Secretary appeals from an order of the district court granting Mrs. Torske disability benefits under the Social Security Act. We reverse.
There is substantial evidence in the record to support the hearing examiner’s conclusion that Mrs. Torske could do light work notwithstanding the limitations on the use of her right arm, and that such work existed in the region in which Mrs. Torske lived. In such circumstances, or even if the evidence on these points is in conflict, the Secretary’s finding is conclusive. Harvey v. Richardson, 451 F.2d 589 (9th Cir. 1971); Tatum v. Weinberger, No.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ann E. Waters v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Sam May v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
- Georgia L. Brown, Et Vir v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Matthew Chavies v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Raymond Wright v. John Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Eleuterio MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Carlos Gutierrez v. Commissioner of Social SecuritCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- Charles O. Sorenson v. Casper W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Emil C. Timmerman v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of H.E.W., Kenneth Marks v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of H.E.W.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Israel Lopez Lopez v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
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