Legal Opinion
Esselstrom v. Chater
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1995No. 94-35506PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
Craig Esselstrom appeals the district court’s order affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health & Human Services denying his application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. Esselstrom claims that he is disabled by schizophrenia. We reverse.
BACKGROUND FACTS
Esselstrom, who was born in 1950, worked in a timber mill from 1974 to 1979, at which time he quit to attend college. Shortly thereafter, however, his mental condition began to deteriorate. His strange public behavior and self-destructiveness caused him to be…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Homer PENNY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Helen Lewin v. Richard S. Schwieker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- William E. MATTHEWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by6 opinions
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