Legal Opinion

Gordon Gant v. Commissioner of Social Security

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 7, 2010No. 09-5623UnpublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SILER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Gordon Gant appeals the district court’s decision upholding the Commissioner’s denial of disability benefits. We review the decision of the district court de novo. White v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec., 572 F.3d 272, 281 (6th Cir.2009). For the following reasons, we affirm.

Gant applied for Social Security benefits, basing his claim on the following conditions: degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, congestive heart failure, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, prostate disorder, and sleep apnea. In 2007, the administrative law…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Angela M. Jones v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  2. Deborah Colvin v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  3. White v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  4. John VARLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  5. Christine HOUSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by38 opinions

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