Legal Opinion

Bob Mittlestedt v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 2, 2000No. 99-2362PublishedCited by 203 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRATT, District Judge.

Bob Mittlestedt appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota 2 which upheld the final decision of the Commissioner that he is no longer entitled to Social Security benefits based on disability because alcoholism is a contributing factor material to the determination of his disability.

Mittelstedt filed an application for disability benefits in July, 1984. AR at 28. After a hearing, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued a Notice of Decision— Denial on July 23, 1985. In this decision, the ALJ found that Mittelstedt…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brown v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  2. Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  3. Vernon Brinker v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  4. John Ernest Wilcutts v. Kenneth S. Apfel, 1 Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  5. Karen Hutton v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by203 opinions

  1. Cathleen Parra v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  2. Kirby v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  3. Debra M. Estes v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security, 1Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  4. Stephen E. Brueggemann v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  5. Ivan N. Pettit v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000

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