Legal Opinion
Ramona RIVERA-FIGUEROA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 7, 1988No. 88-1461PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
Claimant sought disability benefits on the basis of vertigo and a mental impairment. The Secretary concluded claimant could not return to her past medium exer-tional level work as a cook’s helper because of dizziness but could perform “a full range of medium work.” Applying grid rules 203.11 (advanced age, limited education, unskilled past work, RFC for medium work) and 203.12 (advanced age, limited educational, past semi-skilled work-skills not transferable, RFC for medium work) which direct a finding of not disabled, the Secretary denied benefits.
Claimant was born on July 3, 1929. She was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Sofia BERRIOS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
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