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RAFAEL RICO v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH, ED. & WELFARE

No. 78-1314.

593 F.2d 431 (1979)

Jorge RAFAEL RICO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 14, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rafael Carreras Valle, Rio Piedras, P. R., on brief for plaintiff, appellant.

Julio Morales Sanchez, U. S. Atty., and Vilma J. Vila Selles, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Juan, P. R., on brief for defendant, appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges.

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Jorge Rafael Rico has appealed from the district court's affirmance of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare's denial of his application for disability benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 423. The Secretary had adopted the decision of the administrative law judge (ALJ), which the Appeals Council approved without an opinion, finding claimant not to be disabled.

Claimant alleges disability due to...

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