Legal Opinion
Bruce B. Adams v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1977No. 76-1109PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Bruce B. Adams, a chronic alcoholic, has sought and been denied Social Security disability insurance benefits. This appeal by Adams from a summary judgment of the district court sustaining the administrative denial of benefits, 1 presents the difficult problem of evaluation of chronic alcoholism as a factor in Adapts’ disability claim. 2 For reasons stated below, we vacate the judgment of the district court and direct that Adams’ claim for disability insurance benefits be remanded to the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare for further proceedings consistent with…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- Owen L. GORDON, Appellant, v. Richard S. SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Frank O. MAPES, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
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