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Comer v. Peake

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A ruling holding that veteran had not properly raised the issue of whether he was entitled to an earlier effective date for total disability based on...

Wiese v. Astrue

Government Benefits, Health Law
District court order affirming the denial of supplemental security income is affirmed where the ALJ's determination that the applicants' impairments...

Estate of Landers v. Leavitt

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In a putative class action brought by Medicare participants challenging denial of coverage for post-hospitalization care in skilled nursing...

Brown v. Day

Civil Rights, Government Benefits, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case alleging that defendant-director's decision terminating her Medicaid benefits, which purported to execute newly...

Stewart v. Astrue

Government Benefits
District court's order, directing the Commissioner of Social Security to reopen an application for disability benefits allegedly filed in 1988, was...

Sursely v. Peake

Government Benefits
38 U.S.C. section 1162, which authorizes an annual clothing allowance to veterans whose disabilities require clothing-damaging orthopedic appliances,...

Holmes v. Potter

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Reduction in former postal employee's annuity was not a breach of the settlement agreement arising from his Rehabilitation Act claim, because although...

Emenaker v. Peake

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
Decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to deny veteran's request for benefits attributable to a service-connected disability stemming...

Sanders v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am.

Government Benefits, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Insurance company correctly deducted claimant's social security disability payments from the amount owed him under long-term disability insurance....

Owen v. Astrue

Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income is affirmed, where: 1.) ALJ did not err in balancing the medical evidence in...