Legal Opinion
Oscar Perez v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 16, 1980No. 79-1208PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
After working for many years as a plumber and then as a construction supervisor, Oscar Perez applied for Social Security disability benefits in 1977, at age 47. An administrative law judge (AU) agreed that Perez’s back, hernia, and possible heart conditions prevented him from returning to his former employment, but nevertheless found that Perez was able to perform certain light and sedentary jobs enumerated by a vocational expert. Adopting the ALJ’s decision, the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare denied benefits. The question on appeal is whether the Secretary’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gerald L. Currier v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- William T. Miracle v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- May L. Hayes v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Nicasio RODRIGUEZ PAGAN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Thomas P. MURRAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Allen v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Juraj Sitar v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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