Legal Opinion
Janet J. Yuckert v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1986No. 84-4432PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services denied Janet Yuckert’s application for social security disability benefits on the ground that she did not suffer from a “severe impairment” within the meaning of 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(c) and 404.1521 (1985). The district court affirmed. Yuc-kert now challenges the validity of the severity regulation, 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520(c) (1985), as inconsistent with the Social Security Act. She argues that the regulation improperly permits the Secretary to find a claimant not disabled based solely on medical evidence, see id., whereas the…
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- Geraldine Whitney v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by47 opinions
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