Legal Opinion
Elizabeth J. HAMMOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 3, 1989No. 87-3809PublishedCited by 1,130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Elizabeth Hammock appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”) upholding a denial of Supplemental Social Security Income (“SSI”) benefits under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1381, et seq. and a denial of disability benefits under 42 U.S.C. §§ 401 et seq. Hammock claims that the Secretary disregarded her treating physician’s opinion, failed to credit her pain testimony although it was supported by objective medical evidence, failed to consider her impairments in combination and failed to consider her obesity…
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