Legal Opinion
Ramon CHAPARRO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1987No. 86-1738PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal arises from the denial of an application for supplemental security income benefits and disability insurance benefits. The question before us is whether substantial evidence supports the determination of the Secretary of Health and Human Services that Chaparro, who suffers from back problems, is not disabled from returning to his past relevant work. We conclude that the Secretary’s decision was based on substantial evidence and therefore affirm.
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The applicant, Ramon Chaparro, filed for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security benefits on March 19, 1984. Chaparro…
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