Legal Opinion

Hawkins v. Chater

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided May 13, 1997No. 96-5110PublishedCited by 593 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Claimant Melzenia Hawkins appeals from a district court order affirming the Secretary’s decision to deny her application for social security disability benefits. 1 We review the Secretary’s decision on the entire record “to determine whether the findings are supported by substantial evidence and whether the Secretary applied correct legal standards.” Pacheco v. Sullivan, 931 F.2d 695, 696 (10th Cir.1991).

Claimant alleges disability because of hypertension, arthritis, and depression. 2 Employing the Secretary’s five-step evaluative sequence, see Williams v. Bowen, 844 F.2d…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Glen W. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  2. Heckler v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Linda S. Thompson v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  4. William King, the of the Will of Vernie C. Reece v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
  5. Jewell L. GLASS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by593 opinions

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