CLARENCE WILLIAMS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,
v.
ELLIOT L. RICHARDSON, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE
CLARENCE WILLIAMS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,
ELLIOT L. RICHARDSON, SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE
458 F.2d 991
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1972)
Positive Treatment
Cited by 4 cases
Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM:
Clarence Williams appeals from a judgment of the district court affirming a final decision of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare denying Williams’s application for the establishment of a period of disability and for disability benefits under 42 U.S.C. §§ 416 (i) and 423. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Because the decision of the Secretary is supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole, we affirm. See Universal Camera Corp. v. N. L. R. B., 1951, 340 U.S. 474, 71 S.Ct. 456, 95 L.Ed. 456; Jackson v. Richardson, 5 Cir. 1971, 449 F. 2d 1326; Blanks v. Richardson, 5 Cir. 1971, 439 F. 2d 1158; Richardson v. Richardson, 5 Cir. 1970, 437 F. 2d 109; Cooper v. Finch, 5 Cir. 1970, 433 F. 2d 315; Brown v. Finch, 5 Cir. 1970, 429 F. 2d 80; Rome v. Finch, 5 Cir. 1969, 409 F. 2d 1329; 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
In a disability case involving complex physiological issues, we disapprove of the action of the hearing examiner relying on his own interpretation of medical texts rather than the opinion of qualified experts. We do not believe, however, that, in view of substantial evidence to support the Secretary’s determination, this was reversible error. Affirmed.
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Authorities Cited
- Universal Camera Corp. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd., 340 U.S. 474 (U.S. 1951)
- Isbell Enters., Inc. v. Citizens Cas. Co. OF NEW York, 431 F.2d 409 (5th Cir. 1970)
- Brown v. Finch, 429 F.2d 80 (5th Cir. 1970)
- Rome v. Finch, 409 F.2d 1329 (5th Cir. 1969)
- Richardson v. Elliott L. Richardson, 437 F.2d 109 (5th Cir. 1970)
- Jackson v. Elliott L. Richardson, 449 F.2d 1326 (5th Cir. 1971)
- Hulon Cooper v. Finch, 433 F.2d 315 (5th Cir. 1970)
- Blanks v. Elliott Richardson, 439 F.2d 1158 (5th Cir. 1971)