Legal Opinion

J.W. TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis W. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 18, 1986No. 85-1471PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Guided by all the limitations on judicial review of decisions of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying disability benefits, we find, nonetheless, that there is no substantial evidence in the record to support the denial of benefits to this claimant for the period from January 21, 1982, to July 26, 1984, when disability benefits were awarded in a separate proceeding. Accordingly, we reverse the decision denying benefits for that period.

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J.W. Taylor is a 56-year-old man, six feet six inches tall, who weighs 275 pounds. He has only a sixth-grade…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Percy Johnson v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  2. Mazzie TOME, Appellant, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  3. Jasper W. Knox v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Howard Fruge v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. James D. Stillwell v. Wilbur J. Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by70 opinions

  1. Manuel M. Villa v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  2. Brown v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  3. L.B. LOVELACE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  4. Antonio FRAGA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  5. Larry MAYS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988

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