Legal Opinion
Townsend v. Secretary United States Department of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 15, 2014No. 13-2380PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Claude Townsend appeals from the District Court’s judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of his application for disability insurance benefits. For the reasons stated below, we will vacate and remand the matter.
Townsend was a 35-year-old bus driver for the New Jersey Transit Corporation when he was injured on the job in January 2008. He was out on disability leave until he was fired (for unrelated reasons) on August 28, 2008. Townsend filed for disability benefits alleging disability, as of that date, due to shoulder impingement syndrome and bilateral carpal…
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