Legal Opinion
Billie J. Woods v. Nancy Berryhill
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 26, 2018No. 17-1500PublishedCited by 889 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
Billie Jean Woods appeals the Social Security Administration's denial of her application for disability insurance benefits. Because we conclude that the Administrative Law Judge erred by not according adequate weight to a prior disability determination by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, we vacate and remand.
I
Before turning to the facts of this case, we set forth the framework that an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") must use to determine a claimant's eligibility for Social Security disability insurance benefits.
"Disability" means…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Jimmy Radford v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
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