Legal Opinion
Mary McCall v. Otis R. Bowen, M.D. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 13, 1988No. 87-7291PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Per curiam
Mary McCall appeals the district court’s affirmance of the Secretary of Health & Human Service’s decision denying her claim for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Because it appears that the plaintiff’s obesity of itself was taken as evidence that she had refused to follow a prescribed course of treatment, and because the Secretary failed to order consultation with a psychiatrist or psychologist in accordance with 42 U.S.C.A. § 421(h), the order of the district court is vacated and the case is remanded to the district court for remand to the Secretary for further proceedings.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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