Wilson v. Heckler’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1382 (§ 1611 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1382C (§ 1614 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1383 (§ 1631 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on United States v. Larionoff · Oglala Sioux Tribe of Indians v. Andrus · LeMaster v. Weinberger · Stuckey v. Weinberger · Munsinger v. Schweiker
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“Section 404.987 does not expressly preclude reopening initiated by the administration, nor does it contain language that inescapably leads to that conclusion. Indeed, section 404.988 contains several conditions upon which a determination can be reopened which one would expect to be raised by the Secretary and not the claimant. See, e.g. 20 C.F.R. § 404.988 (c)(1) (1981) (fraud or other fault). Accordingly we conclude that sections 404.987-.995 permit the appeals council to reopen sua sponte a prior final decision within the circumstances outlined in 20 C.F.R. § 404.988 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Gerstein v. Bowen
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