Legal Opinion
Brenda BENSON, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1985No. 85-1363PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Brenda Benson appeals from a judgment of the district court affirming a final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) denying her claim for social security disability benefits. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse and remand the case.
Appellant was born in 1955, has a tenth grade education, and experience as a maid, sales clerk, and factory assembly line worker. In 1982 appellant applied for disability benefits. After her claim was denied initially and on reconsideration, in May 1983 appellant testified before an administrative law…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Mazzie TOME, Appellant, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Virge Tucker, Jr. v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Tillman VAUGHN, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Donald L. LANNING, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by27 opinions
- L.B. LOVELACE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Gavin v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- James R. BISHOP, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Marian B. PRINCE, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Mary KOSS, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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