Darlene F. BROWN, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Darlene Brown left her job at Kemper Insurance Company in October, 1989. Two months later, she applied for social security disability benefits, see 42 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1), stating that she had become unable to work because of environmental illness caused by hypersensitivity to common chemicals. After initial denials in early 1990 and a subsequent hearing before an administrative law judge in late 1990, her application was again denied by the administrative law judge.' See 42 U.S.C. § 405(b); see also 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.-900-404.913, §§ 404.929-404.955. The…