Legal Opinion
Thomas F. Frady v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1981No. 80-1449PublishedCited by 337 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Once again we confront the reality that the scope of our review of a decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services holding an applicant for social security benefits not to have qualified is extremely limited. If there is substantial evidence to support the decision, it is our duty to affirm without regard to what result we would have preferred to reach ourselves, were we dealing with the issue afresh. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
The medical evidence, while conflicting, supported the conclusion that the applicant Frady was possessed of capabilities sufficient to permit…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Doris A. Taylor v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Guy Chapman Wilson v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Joseph E. McLamore v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Willie Hicks v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Howard Fruge v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human Services, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by337 opinions
- Heckler v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Kirk v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Alva M. Hall v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Loyce McCoy v. Richard S. Schweiker, Clifford M. Stack v. Richard S. Schweiker, James D. Desedare v. Richard S. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Rafael A. Vazquez v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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