GRUNFEDER v. HECKLER

No. 82-5751.

708 F.2d 458 (1983)

Felicia GRUNFEDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Josh A. Lazar, Terry B. Friedman, Elyse S. Kline, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

James R. Arnold, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before FLETCHER and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, Senior District Judge.


FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

This case presents a question of first impression whether reparations, paid by the German Federal Republic for injury to body and health pursuant to the German Restitution Act of 1956 (GRA), constitute countable "income" for purposes of determining eligibility for supplemental security income (SSI) benefits under the Social Security Act (SSA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 1381-85 (1976 & Supp. V 1981). The Secretary concluded that the reparations...

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