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Query: UMLS:C0034067 (emphysema)
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In October 1992, [name removed], an aluminum siding installer, applied for Supplemental Security Income Insurance Benefits and Disability Insurance Benefits because he was no longer able to perform construction jobs. His claims were denied. [Name removed] is a former alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuser who also contracted HIV and hepatitis C. [Name removed]'s physician diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, AIDS wasting syndrome, and alcoholism-induced peripheral neuropathy. U.S. District Judge Robert P. Patterson Jr. ruled that [name removed] was not incapacitated and should find a sedentary job. The judge did not take into account the wasting syndrome or the peripheral neuropathy. Rather than appealing the decision, Mr. [Name removed] will reapply based on new medical information that shows his condition has worsened since the original application.
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