Legal Opinion

Minnie Florence Breeden v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary Health, Education, and Welfare

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 19, 1974No. 73-1899PublishedCited by 185 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Minnie Breeden was declared ineligible for Social Security disability benefits because the Social Security Administration credited her for 18 quarters of covered employment in the ten years preceding her disability, instead of the 20 quarters required for coverage under 42 U.S.C. § 423(c)(1)(B) (1970). Mrs. Breeden attempted to prove that she had actually earned wages during quarters for which the Secretary’s records showed none, but she encountered an administrative requirement that she prove her case “clearly and convincingly.” The district court affirmed the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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