Legal Opinion
Ernesto Del Valle TORRES, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 12, 1989No. 88-1474PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Per curiam
The claimant, Ernesto Del Valle Torres, has appealed a district court judgment, which affirmed a decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secre tary) denying the claimant’s application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq., (the Act). We affirm.
The claimant alleged disability primarily due to a visual impairment caused by cataracts. The claimant applied for benefits on March 20, 1986, alleging he had been disabled since November 80, 1984. The claimant is 60 years of age, attended school through the ninth grade, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Pauline M. Pelletier v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Paul K. Browne, Sr. v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Billy WHITMORE, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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