Legal Opinion
Guy PEARCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 6, 1989No. 88-1801PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Guy Pearce applied for social security disability benefits, claiming to be totally disabled by emphysema. When an administrative law judge denied his claim on the ground that his impairment was not severe, Pearce appealed to the Appeals Council and submitted to it new evidence which persuaded the Council that Pearce did have a severe impairment. The Council remanded the case to another administrative law judge, whom it directed to “obtain a consultative pulmonary examination ... and a medical assessment of the claimant’s ability to do work related activities.” Pearce…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- John M. ZALEWSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Rita A. Toth, and Sondra J. Thornally, Esq., Claimant-Appellant v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Federal Trade Commission v. World Travel Vacation Brokers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Harvey PUGH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- David Mitchel v. General Electric Company, Joe MorganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by20 opinions
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