Legal Opinion
Belinda Flanery v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1997No. 96-2529PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Belinda Flanery appeals the denial of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Because we find the Commissioner’s decision is not supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole, we reverse and remand for an award of benefits.
I. BACKGROUND
Flanery is a twenty-six-year-old woman with a seizure disorder and borderline intellectual functioning. She suffers from both grand mal seizures2 and psychomotor seizures.3 She has a ninth-grade education and has never been employed. Flanery applied for SSI benefits in 1992, alleging disability since 1983 due to epilepsy…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hubert Brand v. Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Gregory Andler v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Karen OBERST, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Harlan W. STOUT, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Mary SIEMERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Terry Steele v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Nina Green-Younger v. Joanne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Esin Arakas v. Commissioner, Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2020
- Brown v. BarnhartDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2004
- Robert TATE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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