Legal Opinion

Dale J. MacGREGOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 14, 1986No. 85-3690PublishedCited by 568 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

This case is an appeal of the denial by the Social Security appeals council of disability benefits to an arthritic claimant, Dale MacGregor. The case has traveled a complex path through two administrative law judges, three visits to the appeals council, and two district court proceedings before arriving here. MacGregor first applied for benefits in January 1981 alleging onset in December 1980 of disability due to rheumatoid arthritis and depression. After he was turned down he made an unsuccessful appearance before an administrative law judge (ALJ) and the appeals…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Jack Bloodsworth v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  3. Frances B. Walden v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services for the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  4. Marvia A. Cowart, Ssn Rxz-Lh-Flse v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  5. William P. Wiggins v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by568 opinions

  1. Josephine A. FOOTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  2. Christi L. Moore v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  3. Ted Martin v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Lewis v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  5. Elizabeth J. HAMMOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989

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