· 3/19/1986
Robert L. GILLILAND, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Citations
- 786 F.2d 178
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 23180
- 13 Soc. Serv. Rev. 122
How courts have described this case
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- declining to remand where application of the correct legal standards could only lead to conclusion that plaintiff was disabled
- to avoid further delay, and where substantial evidence indicates claimant is entitled to benefits, court may direct award of benefits
- decision to reverse and direct an award of benefits “should be made only when . . . substantial evidence on the record as a whole indicates that the Claimant is disabled and entitled to benefits”
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Judges: Garth, Stapleton, Bissell
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