Legal Opinion
La Vern Gude v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1992No. 91-1464PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
La Yern Gude appeals from the order of the district court affirming the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ (Secretary) denial of her application for social security disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. We reverse and remand with instructions to the Secretary to grant benefits.
Background
Gude is a twenty-eight year old woman with a high school education. She has an IQ of 75, which puts her in the borderline range of intelligence. Gude claims to have been disabled since July 5, 1986 due to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and seizures.…
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