Legal Opinion
Linda Micus v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 12, 1992No. 91-3407PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Senior Circuit Judge.
Linda. Micus appeals from the order of the district court affirming the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ (“Secre-. tary”) denial of her application for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (“Act”). 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i), 423(d). We reverse and remand with instructions to the Secretary to grant benefits.
I. BACKGROUND
In June 1977 Linda Micus was diagnosed as having systemic lupus erythematosus (“lupus”). Lupus is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disease that attacks connective tissues and is characterized by a wide range…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Wendell L. Stephens, Sr. v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Robert K. Allen v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Walker v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Wallace E. Ehrhart v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Dweaine BOOKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Roy W. LUNA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Thomas Eads, Jr. v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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