Legal Opinion
Sheila Pyles v. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1988No. 87-3177PublishedCited by 238 opinions
1Per curiam
The Secretary of Health and Human Services denied the application of Sheila Pyles for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. The district court upheld that decision. Because the Secretary’s decision is not supported by substantial evidence, we reverse.
I
Sheila Pyles is a 54-year old woman with an eleventh-grade education. Since 1972, she has worked as a seamstress, a sealer, and manager of a church thrift shop. Her most recent job, as a sorter and part-time cashier at an Amvets thrift shop, ended in November, 1980, when she injured her back lifting boxes at work. She has not worked since…
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