The following excerpt is from Mercer v. Birchman, 700 F.2d 828 (2nd Cir. 1983):
6 This seems to have been framed to take care of the precise problem presented in Weinberger v. Salfi, supra, 422 U.S. at 765, 95 S.Ct. at 2466, namely, where "the only factor precluding a favorable determination ... is a statutory provision which the individual alleges to be unconstitutional." 20 C.F.R. Sec. 404.916a(d).
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