Legal Opinion
Francisca A. Velez v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 31, 1979No. 79-1111PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the denial of social security retirement benefits. The issue is whether there was substantial evidence to support the Secretary’s finding that claimant was not an employee of her brother-in-law and, therefore, lacked sufficient quarters of coverage to be entitled to benefits.
The Statute
After reaching the age of sixty-two, claimant filed for old age social security benefits. Section 202(a) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 402(a), provides in effect that every individual who is fully insured, has attained the age of sixty-two, and has filed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Saldana v. WeinbergerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Marie D. Palmer v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Effie J. Sabbagha v. Anthony Celebrezze, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Aleja Ramirez v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Francisco Rosado Toledo v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
3Cited by4 opinions
- Joseph S. Oldham v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Grant v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1983
- Opinion No. (1993), Nebraska Attorney General Reports1993
- Robinson v. HecklerDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1984