Legal Opinion

Milagros Santiago Hernandez v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 15, 1974No. 73-1342PublishedCited by 146 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (1964) from the denial of Social Security benefits to a young female claimant who has alleged disability due to varicose veins since April 3, 1970. The record in this case consists of the transcript of a hearing where the claimant testified, of various medical reports, and the decision of the hearing examiner. The hearing examiner’s decision, affirmed by the Appeals Council, became the decision of the Secretary and was affirmed by the district court. This has proven to be one of the rare cases of this genre where, after our own…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Pedro Reyes Robles v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
  2. Patrocinia Meneses v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  3. James H. Floyd v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
  4. Georgia L. Brown, Et Vir v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  5. Elton J. Breaux v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by146 opinions

  1. Deborah Kent v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
  2. George Dobrowolsky v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary, Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  3. Dolores WALLACE, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
  4. Bienvenido Arocho v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  5. Doris A. Taylor v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975

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