Legal Opinion

Kenneth R. CONN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 6, 1995No. 94-5114PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERRITT, Chief Judge.

This appeal challenges the denial of social security benefits for back pain, inflammatory arthropathy (arthritis-type condition) and right-eye blindness. On behalf of Secretary of HHS, ALJ denied benefits, the Appeals Council denied claimant’s request for review and District Court found substantial evidence to support ALJ decision.

First, claimant does not meet the requirements of Listing 1.02, which sets out the necessary impairments to find disability for arthritis-type diseases.

The claimant Kenneth Conn, a 39-year-old male, complained of a wide variety of maladies,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gerald BARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  2. Homer S. Davis v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990

3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  2. Joseph BURNS, Appellant v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
  3. Jones v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
  4. Lindell Washington v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
  5. Robert M. Haddock v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999

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