Legal Opinion
George R. WEAKLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 14, 1986No. 85-1978PublishedCited by 641 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
George Weakley applied for and was denied disability insurance benefits after suffering a back injury at work. The administrative law judge (ALJ) found that, although Mr. Weakley’s back impairment constituted a disability under the statute, he was not entitled to benefits because he refused to submit to prescribed back surgery. Both the Social Security Administration Appeals Council and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma denied Mr. Weakley relief. This court reversed the decision of the district court, holding that the Secretary failed…
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