Legal Opinion
James FOWLER, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1989No. 88-1673PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff James Fowler appeals from the district court’s decision affirming the Secretary’s denial of disability benefits. Because the denial of benefits was not supported by substantial evidence, we reverse and remand with instructions to enter judgment in favor of Fowler.
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Fowler filed the application for disability benefits at issue in this appeal on July 12, 1983, alleging disability due to a heart attack and emphysema. Plaintiff is now 58 years old. He is severely overweight. His past relevant work was as a sewage treatment plant attendant for the city of…
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