Legal Opinion

Nicasio RODRIGUEZ PAGAN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 24, 1987No. 86-1464PublishedCited by 780 opinions

1Per curiam

Claimant Nicasio Rodriguez Pagan filed an application for Social Security disability benefits on December 17, 1981 alleging left leg problems, high blood pressure, pain, and a nervous condition. The Secretary denied benefits on the ground that claimant had not demonstrated the existence of a severe impairment. After a district court affirmance, this court, on appeal, vacated the judgment of the district court and remanded the case for further consideration on the ground that the Secretary had failed to consider medical evidence supporting the claim of a severe impairment.

On remand, the AD…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Edmond P. Lizotte v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  3. Juraj Sitar v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  4. Roger Gagnon v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  5. Basilio Perez LUGO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by780 opinions

  1. Victor J. Irlanda Ortiz v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  2. Bruce W. KEATING, Sr., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  3. Samuel C. EVANGELISTA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  4. Mills v. Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  5. Victor M. ORTIZ, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989

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