Richardson v. Perales

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1971-05-03

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*390 Me. Justice Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court. In 1966 Pedro Perales, a San Antonio truck driver, then aged 34, height 6' 11", weight about 220 pounds, filed a claim for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. Sections 216 (i) (1), 68 Stat. 1080 , and 223 (d)(1), <span class="citatio…

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