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- Title: Ray v. Celebrezze
- Author : United States Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 11, 1965
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 51 KB
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On August 8, 1958, appellant, William F. Ray, filed an application under 42 U.S.C.A. § 416(i) (2) to establish a period of disability, commonly called a "disability freeze," beginning November 15, 1957. His application was denied by the District Office at Charleston, West Virginia, and on June 7, 1960, he filed with the Office of Hearings and Appeals a request for a hearing. On December 1, 1960, a hearing was held at which Ray appeared and testified. On February 14, 1961, the hearing examiner entered an order in which he stated his conclusion that the medical evidence did not establish that Ray was disabled within the meaning of 42 U.S.C.A. § 416 (i) (1). Ray then appealed to the Appeals Council. The Council concluded that additional medical evidence was necessary to resolve some discrepancies in prior medical findings and arranged to have Ray examined by two more doctors. The Council then reviewed all the medical evidence and, after making findings very similar to those made by the hearing examiner, determined that Ray was not disabled under the Social Security Act. This decision became the final decision of the Secretary. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 405(g), Ray filed the present action in the United States District Court for review of the Secretarys decision. The District Court found substantial evidence in the record to support the Secretarys position and affirmed the decision. This appeal followed.