Legal Opinion
Opal Maxine SMITH, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1985No. 84-1752PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Opal Smith, a 57 year old woman, appeals from the district court’s order affirming the final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) denying Smith social security benefits. The district court found substantial evidence on the record as a whole to support the finding of the administrative law judge (ALJ) that Smith was not disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 423(d)(1) (1982). We affirm.
Facts
Opal Smith suffered a back injury while working as a nurse’s aide in 1982. 1 Smith required hospitalization, but responded to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Charlotte M. O'Leary v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Jerry v. CLARK, Appellant, v. Margaret v. HECKLER, Secretary of Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Curtis C. BAUGUS, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Dorothy J. Russell v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Carolyn CRUSE, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Jesse CONLEY, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Lavonzo CHAMBERLAIN, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Shawn A. Holley v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Virge Tucker, Jr. v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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