Legal Opinion
Raymond G. DOAK, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 7, 1986No. 85-3601PublishedCited by 270 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Raymond Doak is a 54 year old man with a ninth grade education who worked as a maintenance man until August 1982. He filed an application for disability insurance benefits on May 12, 1983, alleging that he had been unable to perform any substantial gainful activity since August 23, 1982 because of back problems, emphysema, chest pains, and feet trouble. The application was denied.
After a hearing de novo, the AU concluded that
the claimant’s emphysema and arthritis would prevent the claimant from performing a job requiring heavy lifting.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Podedworny v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- George Dobrowolsky v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary, Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Wilson BREWSTER, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Robert L. GILLILAND, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by270 opinions
- Ethel Burnett v. Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Evelyn Plummer v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Brown v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Schonewolf v. CallahanDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
- Cummings v. ColvinDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2015
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