Legal Opinion

Marcia REED, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 5, 1993No. 91-3791PublishedCited by 89 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Marcia Reed appeals the order of the *814district court1 granting summary judgment to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary). The district court found that substantial evidence on the record as a whole supported the Secretary’s decision to deny her supplemental security income (SSI) benefits because of claimed disability. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Reed is a 5'2" 293-pound woman who suffers from morbid obesity, medically-controlled diabetes, and other claimed physical ailments. At the time of the administrative hearing, she was 29 years old. Although she has been…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  2. Loyce McCoy v. Richard S. Schweiker, Clifford M. Stack v. Richard S. Schweiker, James D. Desedare v. Richard S. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  3. Viola BROWNING, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. Carolyn CRUSE, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  5. Hazel M. SYKES, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by89 opinions

  1. Cox v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  2. Jones v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  3. Brock v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  4. Max CULBERTSON, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  5. Donna L. Gowell v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

84 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API