United States Sixth Circuit
Combs v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 04-5275
A change in a rule governing the adjudication of social security disability benefits claims that is applied as of its effective date to all pending cases does not have an impermissibly retroactive effect.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/16/2006
- Published 08/16/2006
Judges
- Before: BOGGS, Chief Judge; MARTIN, BATCHELDER, DAUGHTREY, MOORE, COLE, CLAY, GILMAN, GIBBONS, ROGERS, SUTTON, COOK, McKEAGUE, GRIFFIN, and NEILSON, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Sixth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- ARGUED: Timothy N. Despotes, Richmond, Kentucky, for Appellant. Catherine Y. Hancock, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Timothy N. Despotes, Richmond, Kentucky, for Appellant. Catherine Y. Hancock, Thomas M. Bondy, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Reginald Speegle, Office of General Counsel, Social Security Administration, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellee.