LIVELY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

No. 87-3033.

820 F.2d 1391 (1987)

Joseph E. LIVELY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Birmingham, Oberlin, Ohio, (Kirk B. Roose, on brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

James A. Winn, Asst. Regional Counsel, Washington, D.C., Office of the General Counsel, Dept. of Health and Human Services (Beverly Dennis, III, Chief Counsel, Region III, Charlotte Hardnett, Supervisory Asst., Regional Counsel, Charlotte R. Lane, U.S. Atty., Charleston, W.Va., Amy M. Lecocq, Asst. U.S. Atty., on brief) for defendant-appellee.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, WILKINS, Circuit Judge, and SMALKIN, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation.


SMALKIN, District Judge:

On October 19, 1981, the appellant, a coal miner, was denied disability insurance benefits (DIB) under the Social Security Act, because he was not disabled under the Secretary's Grid Rules, 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, App. 2. The particular Grid Rule applied was Rule 202.10, pertaining to persons under age 55, whose exertional limitations preclude more than "light work," as defined in the Secretary's regulations, 20 C.F.R. § 404.1567...

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