Legal Opinion
David A. Gamble v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1995No. 94-35186PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
This case provides an example of how arbitrary and unreasonable interpretations of our disability benefits laws deprive individuals of much needed financial aid and frustrate the underlying statutory purposes.
BACKGROUND
The facts are not in dispute. David Gamble injured both lower legs in a childhood farming accident. As the result of increasing deformity and pain during adulthood, his right leg was amputated below the knee in July 1988. After the amputation, doctors expected that shrinkage of the stump would occur for the next two years, possibly requiring changes to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Pitzer v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Owen L. GORDON, Appellant, v. Richard S. SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Evelyn Grace DAWKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
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