Legal Opinion
Algiers MUSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1991No. 90-3221PublishedCited by 230 opinions
1Per curiam
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In September of 1985 Muse filed the claims that are the subject of this action, seeking supplemental security income and disability insurance benefits. 1 Muse based these claims on complaints about back pain, neck pain, headaches, and foot problems. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”) denied the claims. At the subsequent hearing the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) found that Muse could not perform his past relevant work but could perform light work. The Appeals Council declined to review Muse’s claim, and hence the ALJ’s decision became the Secretary’s final…
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