Legal Opinion
Felicitas Barajas v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1984No. 83-1875PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Per curiam
Felicitas Barajas appeals the decision of the district court affirming the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ denial of her claim for Supplemental Security Income. Finding the decision supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.
I. Statement of the Case
Barajas, a 62-year-old woman with an eighth grade education, worked as a maid and housekeeper in private homes for 25 years. She alleges that she is now disabled as a result of rheumatoid arthritis, which causes pain in her joints, and because of the consequences of surgery in 1980 for an acute perforated appendicitis, surgery for a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- L.B. LOVELACE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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