Legal Opinion
Zebley ex rel. Zebley v. Bowen
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 10, 1988No. 87-1692PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANSMANN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to examine the policies and procedures used by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in determining whether a child is “disabled,” so as to be eligible for Supplemental Security benefits. A child is defined by statute to be disabled by “any medically determinable physical or mental impairment of comparable severity ” to one which would enable an adult to qualify for disability benefits. 42 U.S.C. § 1382c(a)(3)(A) (emphasis added). The Secretary’s regulatory scheme confines eligibility for benefits to children who can…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Sullivan v. ZebleySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- 30 soc.sec.rep.ser. 128, unempl.ins.rep. Cch 15523a in Re Petition of Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services. William Wilkerson, Robert J. Gardner and William E. Smith, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Honorable John B. Hannum, Nominal William Wilkerson, Robert J. Gardner and William E. Smith, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, (Two Cases) William Wilkerson, Robert J. Gardner and William E. Smith, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Sullivan v. ZebleySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Wilkerson v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Zebley v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988