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FOWLER v. CALIFANO

No. 78-2185.

596 F.2d 600 (1979)

Merle C. FOWLER, Appellant, v. Joseph A. CALIFANO, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Howard Womsley (argued), Ryan & Bowser, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Robert J. Cindrich, U. S. Atty., Craig R. McKay, Asst. U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., Stephanie W. Naidoff, Regional Atty., M. Michael Leonard (argued), Asst. Regional Atty., Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before HUNTER and WEIS, Circuit Judges and MARKEY, Chief Judge of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

Claimant Merle Fowler is presently disabled by multiple sclerosis. Hampered by the necessity to establish an onset date within her coverage period, she has been unsuccessful in securing disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. Difficulties in proof abound, for the disease is a progressive one, the initial date of disability is seldom easy to determine, and periods of remission are common. And...

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