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Incorrect Duration Case Summary
Group I, Category 12 Incorrect Duration Decision
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DDS proposed a fully favorable allowance. The record indicates that while the claimant’s condition is severe it is not expected to last for a continuous 12-month period. CASE DISCUSSION & POLICY ANALYSIS (INCLUDING SPECIFIC REFERENCES)
This 57-year-old claimant is filing a DIB claim alleging disability due to multiple gunshot wounds, a head injury, face lacerations, fractured ribs, right arm bones broken and removed, a bullet under the heart, heavy pain medication, unable to lift heavy objects, and difficulty breathing and eating.
The medical evidence shows the claimant was admitted to San Joaquin General Hospital on 1/16/16 through 1/27/16 due to a gunshot
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