Legal Opinion
Muñiz v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided July 9, 1984No. Civ. No. 83-1487 HLPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
This is an action brought under Section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, as amended (the Act), for review of a final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) denying plaintiff’s application for widow’s disability insurance benefits.
The only issue before us is whether there is substantial evidence in support of the Secretary’s decision. Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389, 91 S.Ct. 1420, 28 L.Ed.2d 842 (1971); Velez v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 593 F.2d 157 (1st Cir.1979).
Plaintiff filed an application…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Maria S. Rodriguez v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Juraj Sitar v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Zanoviak v. FinchDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- Luis Velez v. Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Garriga v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1986