Legal Opinion
Dawn Driggins, by Her Guardian Ad Litem Virgil S. Driggins v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary-Designate, Department of Health, Education& Welfare
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1981No. 80-2175PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Dawn Driggins, by her father and guardian Virgil S. Driggins, Sr., filed an application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) on March 26,1976. Dawn is a seventeen year old mentally retarded girl who lives with her parents in Cyrus, Minne sota. The Secretary determined that a disability was established in Dawn’s case and awarded SSI effective March 26, 1976. When Dawn applied for SSI on March 26, 1976, her two brothers Daniel Driggins (then age 16) and Duane Driggins (then age 18) lived in the same household with Dawn and their parents.
In July of 1978, the Secretary determined that…
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