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This Memorandum and Order reviews the Secretary's denial of a plaintiff's applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income (SSI). The court reversed the Secretary's denial of SSI benefits, remanding the case for calculation of benefits, as compelling medical and psychological evidence of the plaintiff's disability due to various physical and mental impairments, including an explosive personality disorder, was largely ignored by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The court also remanded the disability insurance benefits application for a determination on whether a prior 1975 finding of non-disability, which had been applied as res judicata, should be re-opened, emphasizing the need to consider the combined effect of all impairments.
Kozaczka v. Schweiker is a workers' compensation case decided in District Court, W.D. New York. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in District Court, W.D. New York.
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This Memorandum and Order reviews the Secretary's denial of a plaintiff's applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income (SSI). The court reversed the Secretary's denial of SSI benefits, remanding the case for calculation of benefits, as compelling medical and psychological evidence of the plaintiff's disability due to various physical and mental impairments, including an explosive personality disorder, was largely ignored by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The court also remanded the disability insurance benefits application for a determination on whether a prior 1975 finding of non-disability, which had been applied as res judicata, should be re-opened, emphasizing the need to consider the combined effect of all impairments.
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