Legal Opinion

Jerry P. COMSTOCK, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 5, 1996No. 95-4074PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Jerry Comstock appeals the district court’s 1 order affirming the denial of his application for Social Security disability benefits. We affirm.

I

Jerry Comstock was forty-one years old when he first applied for Social Security disability benefits in 1982. Comstock had completed the eleventh grade and had worked as a machinist, janitor, dock hand, gas station attendant, and golf course grounds keeper. In his claim for benefits, he alleged that he became disabled as of April 7, 1981, due to a back injury occurring on that date. His claim was denied initially and upon…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  2. Frank O. MAPES, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. Nadine BENSKIN, Appellee, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  4. Smith v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  5. Ruth A. BAUMGARTEN, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Edwards v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  2. Casey v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  3. Tammy Sloan v. Andrew SaulCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
  4. Larry D. Choate v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. Gregory Andler v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996

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