Legal Opinion

Wilma J. BATTLES, Appellant, v. Louis SULLIVAN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 25, 1990No. 89-1875PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Wilma J. Battles appeals from the district court’s 1 order affirming the denial of benefits by the Secretary of Human Services (Secretary). We affirm.

In May 1986, Battles applied for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. § 401-433, and supplemental security income benefits based on disability under Title XVI, 42 U.S.C. § 1381-1383. Battles claimed she was disabled from numbness and pain in her right side, pain in her legs and stiffness in her neck, and alleged disabilities since June 1983. One month after filing her…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gavin v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  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. Jesse CONLEY, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  4. Carolyn L. NIMICK, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  5. Mattie M. Nunn v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by81 opinions

  1. Cora Mae WARREN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  2. Billie HINCHEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  3. Allen GROEPER, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  4. Hazel PYLAND, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  5. Gary D. STEPHENS, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995

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