Legal Opinion
Helen Gatson v. Otis R. Bowen, M.D., Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1988No. 86-1078PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
Helen Gatson applied for social security disability insurance benefits in June 1983, having met the earnings requirements through December 31, 1982. Her application was denied at all stages of the Social Security Administration’s review process. The denial was upheld by the district court. We reverse for failure to apply the correct standards to the evaluation of subjective pain.
BACKGROUND
The claimant alleges that she became disabled perhaps as early as September 1978 but in no event later than December 31, 1982 due to a heart condition, arthritis,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Heckler v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Luna v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- George W. FREY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- Joe N. BYRON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Robert T. HUSTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Linda S. Thompson v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Rhonda Kay RAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Benjamin S. GOSSETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Boyd L. SORENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Sharon N. RAGLAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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