Legal Opinion

Thelma L. WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 8, 1987No. 86-3204PublishedCited by 585 opinions

1Per curiam

Thelma L. Walker appeals from the district court’s affirmance of the decision by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denying her claim for supplemental security income and disability insurance benefits. We reverse the district court’s order and remand this case to the Secretary because we find (1) the evidence is insufficient to support the conclusion that Walker can perform a reduced range of light work and the full range of sedentary work; (2) the Secretary improperly relied upon the Medical Vocational Guidelines, 20 C.F.R. pt., 404, subpt. P, app. II (the grids), to determine that Walker is…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Ollie G. CHESTER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  2. Dale J. MacGREGOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  3. Laffat A. SRYOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. William P. Wiggins v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Dirven D. REEVES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by585 opinions

  1. Glen W. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  2. Renee S. Phillips v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  3. Josephine A. FOOTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  4. Lewis v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  5. Gisela JESURUM, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995

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