Legal Opinion
Vernell Parks v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Defendant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1980No. 79-3551PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
The Secretary of Health and Human Resources (formerly the Department of Health, Education and Welfare) appeals the district court’s award of disability benefits to the appellee, Vernell Parks, contrary to the Secretary’s determination that Parks is not in fact disabled. Because the district court relied on evidence outside the record of the administrative proceedings in awarding benefits in this case, we vacate the district court’s decision and remand the case to the Secretary for reconsideration.
Parks filed a claim on July 7, 1976 for a period of disability and for disability insurance…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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