George R. WEAKLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit · Decided 1986-10-14

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McKAY, Circuit Judge. George Weakley applied for and was denied disability insurance benefits after suffering a back injury at work. The administrative law judge (ALJ) found that, although Mr. Weakley’s back impairment constituted a disability under the statute, he was not entitled to benefits because he refused to submit to prescrib…

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