· 2/12/1974
Marie Landess v. Casper W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Citations
- 490 F.2d 1187
- 1974 U.S. App. LEXIS 10105
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- finding that fair evaluation of social security claim requires the secretary to \view the individual as a whole\ alongside the totality of the disability
- 'The advisers' assessment of what other doctors find is hardly a basis for competent evaluation without a personal examination of the claimant'
- review of a denial by the Secretary of widow’s disability benefits
- no personal examination, consideration of medical case file
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Judges: Gibson, Lay, Heaney
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