Legal Opinion
Wayne Winans v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1988No. 86-3771PublishedCited by 267 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Wayne Winans appeals the denial of disability insurance benefits contending there is not substantial evidence to support the finding of no disability. We agree and reverse.
FACTS
On August 19, 1983, Winans applied for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (“the Act”). His application alleged disability since June 18, 1982 due to narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a rare syndrome of “recurrent attacks of sleep, sudden loss of muscle tone (cataplexy), hypnagogic hallucinations and sleep paralysis.” The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and…
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