MARCUS v. CALIFANO

No. 86, Docket 79-6084.

615 F.2d 23 (1979)

Helene MARCUS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joseph A. CALIFANO, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 11, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice S. Roth, New York City (Marc L. Ames, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Peter R. Paden, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City (Robert B. Fiske, Jr., U. S. Atty., and Peter C. Salerno, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before WATERMAN, FEINBERG and TIMBERS, Circuit Judges.


TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal raises the question as to what is the proper standard for evaluating claims under the Social Security Act which involve subjective pain.

Helene Marcus commenced this action in the district court under Section 205(g) of the Social Security Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (1976), to review a final determination by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare ("Secretary") which denied her application for disability...

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