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KANE v. HECKLER

No. 85-3119.

776 F.2d 1130 (1985)

Robert H. KANE, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided November 12, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Singer, McArdle, Caroselli, Spagnolli & Beachler, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Beverly Dennis, III, Regional Atty., William M. Reinhart, Supervisory Asst. Regional Atty., Deborah Fitzgerald, Asst. Regional Atty., Office of General Counsel, Dept. of Health & Human Services, J. Alan Johnson, U.S. Atty., Albert W. Schollaert, Asst. U.S. Atty., W.D. of Pa., Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Before ADAMS, Acting Chief Judge, and HUNTER, Circuit Judge, and STERN, District Judge.

Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) October 16, 1985.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Acting Chief Judge.

This appeal from a denial of disability benefits focuses primarily on the importance of a claimant's age in the determination whether he can perform substantial gainful activity and therefore is not disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act. The Social Security Administration (SSA) employs guidelines on disability determinations...

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