Jozefick v. Shalala

MEMORANDUM

VANASKIE, District Judge.

“To arrive at a consensus on the priority to be afforded the matters entrusted to the jurisdiction of the federal courts might be difficult indeed, but few would dispute the premise that claims of those entitled to disability benefits from the Social Security Administration must rank high on the scale of human concern.” Hess v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare, 497 F.2d 837, 838 (3rd Cir.1974). Judicial review in such cases, although necessarily deferential to the agency’s determination, must nonetheless be undertaken with a recognition that the…