Legal Opinion
Waldemar P. Sherwin v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 19, 1982No. 81-1885PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Waldemar Sherwin, is a 46 year old man with a ninth gradé education. In February 1979, when he was 44, Sherwin applied for Social Security disability benefits because of arthritic joint pain and “pericarditis.” After a hearing, an Administrative Law Judge denied the claim on the ground that Sherwin was not “disabled” within the meaning of the relevant statute, 42 U.S.C. § 423(d). Sherwin exhausted all internal appeals with the Social Security Administration (SSA). The district court upheld the SSA’s denial of benefits. Sherwin appealed, attacking the…
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Victor M. ORTIZ, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Jose L. GORDILS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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