Legal Opinion
Tomas Delgado v. Margaret H. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1983No. 82-6000PublishedCited by 162 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) denied Tomas Delgado’s application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) on the ground that he did not suffer from a “severe” impairment. Under recently adopted HHS regulations, such a determination automatically results in a denial of disability benefits. Delgado challenges the application of the regulations to the facts of his case. He also challenges the validity of the nonseverity regulation as inconsistent with the Social Security Act under which it was promulgated. We find that the Secretary’s finding of…
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