PIERCY v. BOWEN

No. 87-1770.

835 F.2d 190 (1987)

William PIERCY, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 10, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Crowe, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Joseph B. Moore, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Appellant William Piercy brought this action for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 416(i) and § 423. His claim was denied by an Administrative Law Judge, and the District Court upheld that decision. We reverse.

Piercy is a 57-year-old former trust administrator with a history of health problems. In 1949 his phrenic nerve, which controls movement...

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