Court Opinion

ID: 9472704
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 04:07:52.302968+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:43:04.944672
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BAILEY BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.
I respectfully dissent.
With respect to disability benefits, I agree with the district judge that the determination of the Secretary that Garner was not disabled within the meaning of the Act as of June 30, 1981, when he was last insured for disability benefits, is supported by substantial evidence.
*392I would, however, remand to the district court because the district court did, in ef-feet, determine that the Secretary’s finding that Garner was not disabled for a period of one year from August, 1981, is not supported by substantial evidence. Since it was not necessary for Garner to show, for purposes of SSI benefits, that he was disabled as of June 30, 1981, there appears to be no reason why the district judge should not have directed the award of SSI benefits. For this reason, it seems to me that the case should be remanded to the district court to reconsider since his conclusion is inconsistent with his finding.