BROWN v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE

No. 88-187.

571 A.2d 650 (1989)

David BROWN v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

December 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lila Richardson, Vermont Legal Aid, Inc., Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Atty. Gen., Montpelier, and Donna Watts and Ron Shems, Asst. Attys. Gen., and Robin Curtis, Law Clerk (on the brief), Waterbury, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., PECK and GIBSON, JJ., CONNARN, District Judge (Ret.) and SPRINGER, District Judge (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


PECK, Justice.

The Department of Social Welfare appeals from a decision of the Human Services Board that reversed the Department's decision denying claimant's application for Medicaid benefits for the period from August through December, 1986. At issue is whether a claimant may "tack" months of age-based disability to months of physical impairment in order to satisfy the twelve-month disability requirement. We reverse and...

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