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HCMF CORP. v. ALLEN

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits
Where a federal policy, rather than a federal statute, creates a federal right, a proposed amendment to the complaint may contain a different claim,...

BOYD v. APFEL

Government Benefits
Just because a combination of impairments is "severe" does not automatically entitled a claimant to disability benefits. 20 CFR 404 requires an...

SMITH v. GOBER

Government Benefits
Where underlying facts of the two claims pending before the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims are intimately connected because both claims hinge on...

MAURER v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Government Benefits
Excess pay deductions after an employee reaches the maximum annuity level under the Civil Service Retirement System accrue interest at the rate of...

BRACEY v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Government Benefits
If an employee is unable to perform the duties of his official position, and he is not transferred to a vacant position within the agency, the...

SCHOENFELD v. APFEL

Government Benefits
Substantial evidence supported Appeals Council's and Commissioner's decisions that deceased spouse, with whom appellant did not live, was not the...

LEWIS v. APFEL

Government Benefits
In determining whether an applicant is disabled for Social Security benefits, evidence that applicant could work 20 hours a week in the past and...

CHAPMAN v. APFEL

Government Benefits
Under 42 U.S.C. S 405(c)(4)(C), and regulation, 20 C.F.R. S 404.803(c)(3), the Commissioner of Social Security's earnings records are conclusive...

HARLAN v. APFEL

Government Benefits
Denial of disability and SSI benefits supported by substantial evidence where claimant alleged post traumatic stress disorder, stomach problems and...

WALTON v. APFEL

Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
A return to work prior to the lapse of a 12-month period after onset of disability and prior to the adjudication of disability does not preclude a...