Legal Opinion
Lavonne Hoffman v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1986No. 84-3972PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
Lavonne Hoffman appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the denial by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”) of Supplemental Security Income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. We have jurisdiction over this appeal under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (1982), and we reverse and remand for payment of benefits.
I. Facts
Hoffman, a 63-year-old woman, suffers from emphysema and degenerative arthritis in the spine. Accordingly, in 1982, she applied for Supplemental Security Income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The…
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