Legal Opinion
James Decker v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 10, 1981No. 758, Docket 80-6172PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Chief Judge:
James Decker appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Harold P. Burke, J., affirming a decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services that denied Decker’s application for social security disability benefits. We find that the record on which the Secretary’s determination rests, including the decision of the administration law judge who heard the claim, is inadequate in critical respects and accordingly remand for further proceedings.
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Appellant, who is now fifty years old, filed an application in February…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Doris A. Taylor v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Ellis v. BlumCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Mack Hall, Sr. v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by120 opinions
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- Kirk v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
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