Legal Opinion
Pearl Snell v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Society Security
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 20, 1999No. Docket 97-6240PublishedCited by 1,067 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Pearl Snell injured herself in a fall in July 1991 and has not worked since that date. On the basis of the physical disability that she alleges resulted from that fall, Snell claimed to be entitled to Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”). An administrative law judge (“ALJ”) found that Snell was not entitled to SSDI payments on the basis of any physical disability. The ALJ also found, however, that Snell suffers from psychological impairments that rénder her unable to work, and, as a result, he awarded her SSDI benefits. The Social Security…
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