Legal Opinion
Kim Van Nguyen v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 20, 1996No. 95-55346PublishedCited by 1,047 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Claimant, Kim Van Nguyen, appeals from a denial of Social Security Disability benefits and Social Security Income benefits. While he has a history of numerous medical problems, including the effects of having been shot in both legs by the Communists in 1970 when he was a soldier in the South Vietnamese army,1 the two principal issues in this case concern the ALJ’s consideration of claimant’s affective disorder and the effects of his chronic bronchial asthma. Specifically, claimant contends that the ALJ improperly credited a non-treating medical advisor over *1464an…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Coreen L. SPRAGUE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Chiad SAELEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
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