Legal Opinion
Bessie McKentry v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1981No. 80-1248PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Ms. Bessie McKentry filed an application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act on January 12, 1977. Her claim was denied without a hearing on its merits in a series of technical departmental procedures, culminating in an administrative determination that claimant failed to request a hearing and reconsideration of the initial denial of her claim within 60 days of the date of the Department’s reconsideration notice.
Both the claimant and her attorney of record filed statements under oath that they never received from the Social Security…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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