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Insurance
Coverage Denied
Disability Insurance Benefits

John Patrick Waters v. Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security

Published: Jun. 21, 2014 | Result Date: Mar. 27, 2014 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 1:13-cv-00197-SMS Bench Decision –  Plaintiff

Court

USDC Eastern


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Cyrus Safa
(Law Offices of Lawrence D. Rohlfing)


Defendant

Asim H. Modi
(Social Security Administration)


Facts

John Waters filed suit against Carolyn Colvin, the Acting Commission of Social Security, seeking review of a decision denying his application for disability insurance benefits.

Contentions

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Waters applied for disability in 2009, alleging he had been disabled since Oct. 16, 2009, due to seizures that would cause him to "zone out" or lose focus. Because his job involved operating vehicles, having uncontrolled and unexpected seizures made him unfit to continue working.

Result

The court reversed the administrative determination, and ruled in favor of Waters.


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