United States Ninth Circuit

In an appeal from a judgment of the district court affirming the administrative denial of plaintiff's applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income, judgment is reversed where: 1) the SSA took nearly two years to investigate whether to reopen a favorable determination on one of petitioner's applications, much longer than the presumptive time; and 2) the record does not show that the investigation was diligently pursued.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/25/2011
• Published 10/25/2011

Judges

• SILVERMAN

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

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