Legal Opinion
Harry D. Combs v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1974No. 74-1019PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
Harry D. Combs filed an application for Social Security disability benefits in 1971. After a hearing, the administrative law judge held that he was disabled as of June 30, 1963, the date his insured status expired. The Appeals Council took up the case on its own motion and denied benefits. Combs brought an action for statutory review in the district court but lost on the Secretary’s motion for summary judgment.
Combs, 42 years old at the time of the hearing, has an eighth-grade education. His work experience is limited to manual labor — picking slate on a coal tipple, driving trucks, and some…
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