Legal Opinion
Michael L. Johnson v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1986No. 84-1223PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Michael L. Johnson appeals the district court’s decision upholding the denial of Social Security disability benefits. On consideration of the record, briefs and arguments of the parties, we reverse and remand this case to the Secretary for reconsideration.
Johnson was born in March 1944 and has an eighth-grade education. In May 1980, Johnson strained his back trying to lift a heavy object at work. He never returned to his job as a laborer and in June 1982 applied for disability benefits on the basis of chronic myositis and arthritis in his back.
After his…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Jack D. Lashley v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Harris v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Barbara Farris v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Carl v. Henry v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Robert J. PACHECO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Mary McCall v. Otis R. Bowen, M.D. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Marks v. ColvinDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2016
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