Legal Opinion
Sims v. Apfel
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 5, 2000No. 98-9537PublishedCited by 2,323 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice Thomas
A person whose claim for Social Security benefits is denied by an administrative law judge (ALJ) must in most cases, *105before seeking judicial review of that denial, request that the Social Security Appeals Council review his claim. The question is whether a claimant pursuing judicial review has waived any issues that he did not include in that request. We hold that he has not.
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In 1994, petitioner Juatassa Sims filed applications for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 49 Stat. 622, 42 U. S. C. §401 et seq., and for supplemental security income benefits under Title…
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