Gevork Gambarian v. Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

21 F.3d 1113 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gevork GAMBARIAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-55594. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 7, 1993. Decided March 31, 1994. Before: REINHARDT and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and KAUFMAN, District Judge. * MEMORANDUM ** The claimant, Gevork Gambarian, appealed to the district court the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 1 denying his application for Social Security disability benefits. The district court granted summary judgment for the Secretary, affirming the administrative decision. Because it is clear that Gambarian is eligible for benefits, we reverse the district court and remand the case to the Secretary, directing that benefits be awarded. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW Gevork Gambarian was born in 1940 and completed ten years of schooling in Russia. While serving in the Soviet…