Legal Opinion

Hazel M. SYKES, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 9, 1988No. 87-2262EAPublishedCited by 104 opinions

1Per curiam

Hazel M. Sykes appeals an order of the district court 1 granting the Secretary’s motion for summary judgment. Sykes argues that the district court erred in granting the Secretary’s motion and that the Secretary’s decision denying her claim for social security disability benefits was not based on substantial evidence. We disagree and for the following reasons affirm the decision of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

Sykes filed her application for social security disability benefits on June 22, 1983, alleging that she has been unable to work since January 1, 1983, “due to arthritis of the spine,…

2Cases cited13 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. Jesse CONLEY, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  4. Margaret H. WARNER, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  5. Ramspeck v. Federal Trial Examiners ConferenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1953

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3Cited by104 opinions

  1. Marcia REED, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  2. Everett Ray HUTSELL, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  3. Henry NOVOTNY, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  4. Miller v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  5. Monier v. ApfelDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1998

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