Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit September 18, 1997, 96-1883 (Edwin R. Cordova Torres v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security)

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

When the Social Security Act was amended to eliminate benefits for disability caused by alcohol and drug addiction, Congress divided the claimants into two groups. The district court decided that the distinction was based on whether the disability existed on the effective date of the amendment.