Legal Opinion

Larry R. BRANHAM, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided November 4, 1985No. 84-2335PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIDENER, Circuit Judge.

Branham appeals from an order of the district court that modified the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary). The district court changed the onset date of disability found by the Secretary from January 15, 1983 to December 17, 1982. Branham contends that the onset date of his disability should be Octo ber 1979. For the reasons stated below, we modify the onset date to October 1979.

Branham is a thirty-six year old male who is married and has no children. He has a second grade education and is functionally illiterate. He is unskilled and has…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Patricia A. Mitchell v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
  2. Jones v. SchweikerDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1982
  3. Linda S. KENNEDY, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
  4. Wright v. SchweikerDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1983
  5. Francis RAINEY, Jr., Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985

3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Cora Mae WARREN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  2. Wyatt Q. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  3. Timothy R. HINKLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
  4. Donald Sird v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  5. Elmer D. Muncy v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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