Legal Opinion

Febo Agosto v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided March 14, 1977No. Civ. 74-524Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

PESQUERA, District Judge.

This is an action brought by plaintiff pursuant to Section 205(g) of the Social Security Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act), 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), to obtain judicial review of a final decision by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) denying his claim for disability insurance benefits.

The issue in this case is whether the Secretary’s determination to deny plaintiff’s claim is supported by substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole. The Secretary based his decision on the fact that…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Pedro Reyes Robles v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
  2. Emil C. Timmerman v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of H.E.W., Kenneth Marks v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of H.E.W.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  3. Patrocinia Meneses v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  4. John De Nafo v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
  5. Barrett L. Gray v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970

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