Hansen v. Heckler’s Empirical Analysis
783 F.2d 170 · 1986
Citation profile
23 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 402 (§ 202 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Singleton v. Wulff · Heckler v. Campbell · Rodriguez v. Secretary of Health & Human Services · Broadbent v. Harris · Brady v. Heckler
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) Except for purposes of sections 402(d), 402(e), 402(f), 423, and 425 of this title, the term 'disability' means (A) inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (B) blindness. . . . The provisions of paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(C), (3), (4), (5), and (6) of section 423(d) of this title shall be applied for purposes of determining whether an individual is under a disability within the meaning of the first sentence of this paragraph in the same manner as they are applied for purposes of paragraph (1) of such section. " (Emphasis added.) 42 U.S.C. § 416(i)(1) (1982 ed., Supp. III). Clearly, Congress intended that paragraph (2)(A) of § 423(d) be applied for purposes of determining whether a claimant is under a disability within the meaning of paragraph (1)(A) of § 423(d). 3 In the regulations pertaining to surviving spouses, the Secretary explains to claimants: "To determine whether you are disabled, we consider only your physical or mental impairment. We do not consider your age, education and work experience.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Bowen v. Yuckert“is only appropriate where, 14 medical evidence establishes only a slight abnormality or combination of slight abnormalities which would have no more than a minimal effect on an individual's ability to work even if the individual's age, education, or work experience were specifically considered.... If the medical evidence establishes ... that the person cannot perform his or her past relevant work because of the unique features of that work, a denial at the”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“point[ed] out that while the provision [in the severity regulation] explicitly requires the Secretary to disregard the claimant's age, education, and work experience, the Act expressly requires those factors to be taken into account when determining disability”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Bowen v. Yuckert
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