Legal Opinion
Orville J. Griffis, Jr. v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1975No. 73--2821PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question whether severe chronic alcoholism and related drug abuse, standing alone, can, if serious enough, amount to a disability as defined in the Social Security Act. Section 416(i) of Title 42, United States Code, defines “disability” as: “inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.” Section 423(d) contains the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Djordje Kovac v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, John P. Boyd, District Director, Seattle, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Esther Marion, Guardian of James E. Marion, Incompetent v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Rosas v. MontgomeryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Charles Brantley Lewis v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Thompson v. FlemmingDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1960
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- James COOPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Samuel A. Ferguson v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Charles PURTER, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary Dept. of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- 30 soc.sec.rep.ser. 128, unempl.ins.rep. Cch 15523a in Re Petition of Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services. William Wilkerson, Robert J. Gardner and William E. Smith, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Honorable John B. Hannum, Nominal William Wilkerson, Robert J. Gardner and William E. Smith, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, (Two Cases) William Wilkerson, Robert J. Gardner and William E. Smith, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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