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HOFFMAN v. HECKLER

No. 84-3972.

785 F.2d 1423 (1986)

Lavonne HOFFMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Coon, Welch, Bruun & Green, Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard H. Wetmore, Dept. of Health & Human Services, Patrick E. McBride, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellee.

Before SKOPIL, NELSON and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Lavonne Hoffman appeals the district court's judgment affirming the denial by the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("the Secretary") of Supplemental Security Income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. We have jurisdiction over this appeal under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (1982), and we reverse and remand for payment of benefits.

I. Facts

Hoffman, a 63-year-old woman, suffers from emphysema and degenerative...

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