Legal Opinion
Heckler v. Campbell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 16, 1983No. 81-1983PublishedCited by 1,883 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
The issue is whether the Secretary of Health and Human Services may rely on published medical-vocational guidelines to determine a claimant’s right to Social Security disability benefits.
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The Social Security Act defines “disability” in terms of the effect a physical or mental impairment has on a person’s abil*460ity to function in the workplace. It provides disability benefits only to persons who are unable “to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment.” 81 Stat. 868, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 423(d)(1)(A). And it specifies…
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