Legal Opinion

Earl BRISSETTE, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 30, 1984No. 83-1885PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Earl L. Brissette appeals from a judgment of the district court, 566 F.Supp. 626, 1 affirming a final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) terminating Brissette’s disability benefits. For reversal, Brissette contends that the Secretary’s decision is unsupported by substantial evidence. For the reasons discussed below, we remand.

Brissette was born on July 12, 1941 and has a high school education. He has worked as a truckdriver, factory assembier, and bench hand. In 1974, the Secretary found that Brissette was disabled due to a back injury. In…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Charlotte M. O'Leary v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  2. Margaret H. WARNER, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  3. Mary Weber v. Patricia Harris, Secretary, Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  4. Charles K. Cole v. Patricia R. Harris, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  5. Larry Marshall v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary, Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by56 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. Hazel M. SYKES, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  3. Charles TURPIN, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  4. Rosa Lee BROWN, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  5. Earl BRISSETTE, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986

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