Barbarita Basulto v. Shirley S. Chater, Secretary, Health and Human Services

91 F.3d 150 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Barbarita BASULTO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, * Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-36188. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 10, 1996. Decided July 10, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, SKOPIL and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Barbarita Basulto appeals the judgment of the district court affirming the denial of her application for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1381-1383 . We reverse the district court's decision and remand Basulto's claim for payment of benefits. 3 At the time of her application for SSI, Basulto was 47 years old. She was born in Mexico, obtained a third-grade education there, and does not speak English. 4 Basulto injured her back in August, 1992, after a slip and fall. Basulto was treated by, inter alia, Dr. Hills, a neurologist,…