Legal Opinion
Shepherd v. Apfel
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1999No. 98-5115PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
In this case, we join the majority of other circuits in concluding that the medical improvement standard, as created in 42 U.S.C. § 423(f) and defined by 20 C.F.R. § 404.1594(b)(1), applies in “closed period” cases in which a disability claimant is found to have been disabled for a finite period of time. 1 Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Appellant is a disability claimant who filed an application for disability benefits in April 1998, which was…
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