Legal Opinion
Darrell E. Jenkins v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1999No. 99-1270WMPublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRichard S. Arnold, Circuit J.
Darrell E. Jenkins appeals the denial of his application for social-security disability benefits. He argues that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) based the denial on insubstantial evidence and improperly evaluated his allegations of subjective pain. The District Court upheld the denial. We reverse.
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Mr. Jenkins is a 55-year-old man with a high-school education. From 1978 to 1995, he ran a dairy farm. He has no work experience outside farming. Mr. Jenkins claims that he became disabled on January 1, 1995, because of severe pain and weakness in his upper extremities. On March 13, 1995, he…
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