Coe

Coe v. Astrue

Good Law
338 F. App'x 650
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 14, 2009No. 07-35937California1,359 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Cathy Mae Coe (“Coe”) appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her application for social security disability insur-anee benefits and supplemental security income under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-434 , 1381-1383f. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we reverse and remand.

In July 2004 Coe developed pseudotu-mor cerebri, a syndrome associated with elevated intracranial pressure, and began to experience progressive and rapid vision loss. In August 2004 her doctors performed a lumbar puncture and implanted a catheter and a shunt in her head to relieve the pressure on her brain. Prior to surgery, she sustained significant damage to her optic nerves and now has irreparable optic atrophy in both eyes. Coe suffers from blurry vision, acute light sensitivity, dizziness, headaches, and persistent fatigue. She also has a twenty-year history of depression.

Coe testified that she cannot concentrate on an activity for more than an hour or two without experiencing severe fatigue, and related that words on a page or computer screen…

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