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NIEVES v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

No. 85-1067.

775 F.2d 12 (1985)

Angela Calderon NIEVES, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 23, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan A. Hernandez Rivera and William Dominguez Torres, San Juan, P.R., on brief for plaintiff, appellant.

Edwin Meese, III, Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., Donald A. Gonya, Asst. General Counsel, Randolph W. Gaines, Deputy Asst. Gen. Counsel for Litigation, and Julie Simpson, Office of the Gen. Counsel, Social Security Div., Dept. of Health and Human Services, Baltimore, Md., on brief for defendant, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, COFFIN and BOWNES, Circuit Judges.

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Claimant Angela Calderon Nieves appeals from a judgment affirming a decision by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) denying her application for social security disability benefits. We reverse.

Claimant alleged disability due to back and chest pains, nervousness, headaches, and high blood pressure. After a hearing, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued a favorable decision, finding that the claimant had severe impairments...

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