SEWELL v. BOWEN

No. 85-8546.

792 F.2d 1065 (1986)

Vera D. SEWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Valdi Cooper, Edward B. Stalnaker, Augusta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Henry L. Whisenhunt, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Augusta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, VANCE, Circuit Judge, and THOMAS, Senior District Judge.


GODBOLD, Chief Judge:

Sewell appeals from the district court's judgment affirming the determination of the Secretary that she is not entitled to social security disability benefits because she is able to do her past relevant work. Because the Secretary failed to consider claimant's subjective testimony of pain as required by the applicable law, we reverse.

Sewell is a 60 year-old woman who lost her left arm at the age of four. She attended public school through...

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