Legal Opinion
Istre v. Apfel
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 13, 2000No. 99-30136PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Elmo Istre appeals an order of the district court remanding his disability-benefits claim for further consideration by the Social Security Appeals Council. Because we agree with Istre that the remand comported with neither type of remand approved by the Social Security Act, we vacate and remand to the district court for further consideration.
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Istre applied for supplemental security income disability benefits. An administrative law judge (“ALJ”) determined that Istre suffers from chronic obstructive lung disease and chronic lower back pain, which are severe…
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