Legal Opinion
Joseph Jernigan v. Louis Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1991No. 90-3053PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Claimant Joseph Jernigan appeals the district court’s 1 order affirming the denial of his application for disability insurance benefits. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Jernigan was born in December 1959 and has a ninth grade education. He worked as a punch press operator from May 1978 until January 1981, and also worked briefly as a telephone solicitor in 1983. On February 15, 1979, Jernigan suffered an industrial injury that resulted in the amputation of his right forearm.
On April 16, 1984, Jernigan filed applications for disability insurance benefits and…
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