Legal Opinion
QUANG VAN HAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1989No. 87-4284PublishedCited by 482 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
Quang Van Han came to the United States in 1984 as a refugee from Vietnam, where he worked in an herbal medicine store, filling prescriptions according to instructions given by a “Master.” His appeal from the denial of his application for Supplemental Security Income benefits appears to be the first in the nation to challenge the validity of Social Security Ruling 82-40. 1
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Han applied for SSI benefits pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. (1982 & Supp. V 1987) on March 18, 1985. His application was denied initially and upon reconsideration, and again by an…
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