FLANERY v. CHATER

No. 96-2529.

112 F.3d 346 (1997)

Belinda FLANERY, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Gregory Wallace, argued, Buies Creek, NC (Anthony W. Bartels, Jonesboro, AR, on the brief), for appellant.

Chris C. Yu, argued, Dallas, TX (Paula J. Casey, U.S. Attorney, Joseph B. Liken, Acting Chief Counsel, Region VI, Social Security Administration and Tina M. Waddell, Acting Deputy Chief Counsel, Social Security Administration, on the brief), for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Circuit Judge, BEAM, Circuit Judge, and ALSOP, District Judge.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Belinda Flanery appeals the denial of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Because we find the Commissioner's decision is not supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole, we reverse and remand for an award of benefits.

I. BACKGROUND

Flanery is a twenty-six-year-old woman with a seizure disorder and borderline intellectual functioning. She suffers from both grand mal seizures2

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