Legal Opinion

Joseph DVARECKAS, Jr., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided September 22, 1986No. 86-1401PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Per curiam

Claimant has been found disabled by the Secretary and awarded benefits, but, dissatisfied with the onset date of disability, claimant has sought judicial review.

Claimant was severely injured in a car accident in 1959. He recovered sufficiently to work as a mail room attendant up until November 1981. He first applied for disability benefits in 1982. At the Secretary’s request, he was examined by a neurologist, Dr. Astarjian, who concluded that while claimant had significant limitations as a result of the 1959 accident, his condition had not deteriorated and was essentially stable. The…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Califano v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Joseph T. FRUSTAGLIA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  2. Eladio COLON, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  3. Jose A. TORRES, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  4. WHITZELL v. AstrueDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2008
  5. Koolstra v. SullivanDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1990

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