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CASSAS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

No. 89-1543.

893 F.2d 454 (1990)

Awilda CASSAS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 11, 1990.

Opinion on Denial of Rehearing April 9, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Salvador Medina de la Cruz on brief for appellant.

Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., Jose Vazquez Garcia, Asst. U.S. Atty.; and Donna C. McCarthy, Asst. Regional Counsel, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., on brief for appellee.

Before BOWNES, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Claimant, basing disability on diabetes, high blood pressure, thrombophlebitis, arthritis, ulcers, and a vaginal condition, sought widows' insurance benefits. An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) concluded that as of August 4, 1987 — but not before then — claimant met listing 9.08A for diabetes and, hence, was entitled to benefits. Claimant contends that she has been totally disabled since 1981 and seeks benefits for an earlier period...

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