STONE v. HECKLER

No. 84-3994.

761 F.2d 530 (1985)

Pamela A. STONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Perkins, Kalamath Falls, Or., for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard H. Wetmore, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellee.

Before FLETCHER and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and LYNCH, District Judge.


FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Pamela Stone appeals from an order of the district court upholding the Secretary's finding that her husband, Glen Stone, was not disabled.1 We reverse.

In March 1980, Stone applied for disability benefits. Stone had diabetes and was insulin dependent. He suffered from neuropathic joint disease and bone degeneration in his feet. Stone has since died, although the record does not indicate the cause of death...

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