Legal Opinion
Rayfield Carrier v. Louis Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1991No. 91-4136PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Per curiam
Rayfield Carrier challenges a decision by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny his claim for social security disability and supplemental security income benefits. We find substantial evidence in support of the Secretary's decision and affirm.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY.
Plaintiff-Appellant (“plaintiff” or “Carrier”) applied to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“Secretary” or “defendant”) for disability benefits on February 3, 1984, alleging that pain, muscle weakness and lack of motor control prevented him from engaging in gainful employment since January of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Edna KANE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Arthur K. MOORE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary, of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by74 opinions
- Linda S. Thompson v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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- Elbert L. BOWLING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Don E. LEGGETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley E. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Chambliss v. MassanariCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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