Legal Opinion
Shinn v. Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 30, 2004No. 03-14229PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The petitioner filed for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for her four-year-old daughter Yvonne, claiming Yvonne was disabled. Yvonne suffers from sickle cell disease, as a result of which she occasionally suffers vaso-occlu-sive crises, which are
painful episode[s] in the life of a person affected with sickle cell anemia. [They] occur[ ] when the sickle cells (red blood cells) form masses that obstruct the flow of blood to various parts of the body. The limbs and joints are the most commonly affected parts, but the central nervous system, the lungs, and the…
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