FALU v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

No. 82-1447.

703 F.2d 24 (1983)

Daniela FALU, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Raymond L. Acosta, U.S. Atty., San Juan, P.R., J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Civil Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Annette H. Blum, Regional Atty., Washington, D.C., Annette Kasle, Asst. Regional Atty., Dept. of Health and Human Services, New York City, on brief for defendant, appellee.

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


PER CURIAM.

Daniella Falu appeals pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) from a judgment of the district court affirming the Secretary of Health and Human Services' denial of her second application for disability benefits. Falu claims that she is disabled under 42 U.S.C. § 423(a) by back pain and nerves. She argues that the Secretary's decision is not supported by substantial evidence and requests that the case be remanded for a new hearing for "additional new evidence...

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