Jens v. MONTGOMERY, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Jens Montgomery applied for federal disability benefits in late 1991, citing depression, alcoholism, and degenerative disk disease. See 42 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1), § 1382(a)(1). After initial denials in early 1992 and a subsequent hearing before an administrative law judge, the administrative law judge again denied Mr. Montgomery’s application in late 1992. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(b), § 1383(c); see also 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.900-404.913, §§ 404.-929-104.955, §§ 416.1400-416.1413, §§ 416.-1429-146.1455. The Appeals Council of the Social Security Administration denied…