Legal Opinion
Valentine v. Commissioner Social Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2009No. 08-35374PublishedCited by 2,359 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must determine the circumstances under which the Social Security Administration can find that a claimant for disability insurance benefits is not disabled despite a contrary finding by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Jerry Valentine filed an application with the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) for Social Security disability insurance benefits in March 2005. He alleged disability beginning the previous year. A former member of the Navy, Valentine suffered a combat head injury in Vietnam in 1969. Since then, he has held several jobs, most recently as a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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