Legal Opinion

Karen OBERST, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 21, 1993No. 92-2865PublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Karen Oberst appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the Secretary’s denial of social security disability and supplemental security benefits. After careful review, we affirm.

The Secretary’s denial must be upheld if substantial evidence in the record as a whole supports the Secretary’s conclusion that Oberst is not disabled. Baker v. Secretary of Health and Human Servs., 955 F.2d 552, 554 (8th Cir.1992). Substantial evidence is less than a preponderance, but enough so that a reasonable mind might find it adequate to support the conclusion. Robinson v. Sullivan, 956…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Connie L. BAKER, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  2. Corkie R. Robinson v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992

3Cited by78 opinions

  1. William B. Johnson v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  2. William ROE, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. Joe PICKNEY, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. Janet Chesser v. Nancy A. BerryhillCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  5. Ralph R. CRUZE, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996

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