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HOWARD v. COMM'R OF SOC. SEC.

Government Benefits
A procedure under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) for remand for new evidence discovered during the pendency of an appeal also applies to motions brought under...

WATERS v. BARNHART

Government Benefits
In closed period Social Security disability cases, the "medical improvement" standard, which places the initial burden on the government to show that...

AUBURN HOUS. AUTH. v MARTINEZ

Government Benefits
Section 226 of the 1999 Veteran Affairs and HUD Appropriations Act, Pub. L. No. 105-276, 112 Stat. 2461, 2490 (1998), does not bar the Department of...

ESTES v. BARNHART

Government Benefits
Administrative law judge may disregard testimony of psychologist where psychologist did not observe disability applicant in controlled situation and...

MACHADIO v. APFEL

Government Benefits
A non-attorney parent may bring a pro se action on behalf of her child appealing an administrative denial of disability benefits if she has a...

HODGES v. BARNHART

Government Benefits
Mental retardation is presumed to be constant throughout life, and a Social Security claimant, who at the age of 22 presented evidence of low IQ test...

PEARSALL v. MASSANARI

Government Benefits
In assessing conflicting medical opinions for a Social Security disability applicant, an administrative law judge may rely upon the medical opinion...

ORTIZ v. PRINCIPI

Government Benefits
The "benefit of the doubt rule," under 38 USC 5107, does not apply in cases in which the Board of Veteran's Appeals has found that the preponderance...

GALLAGHER v. DEP'T OF THE TREASURY

Government Benefits
Customs Inspector, who had some criminal investigation duties that were related to general border inspections, is not a "law enforcement officer"...

MINNESOTA SENIOR FED'N METRO. REGION v. US

Constitutional Law, Government Benefits
Medicare+Choice reimbursement provisions to HMOs that encourage them to pass cost savings to beneficiaries do not violate the Equal Protection Clause...