Legal Opinion

Danny E. LIKES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John J. CALLAHAN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 8, 1997No. 96-10875PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Per curiam

Danny E. Likes appeals from the judgment affirming the Commissioner’s denial of Likes’ claim for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. Likes alleges that he was disabled before his insured status ran out in 1985. Likes contends that his disability is caused by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) stemming from his 1966 war duty in Vietnam.

Likes underwent an examination in July 1968, in conjunction with a disability application from the Veteran’s Administration (VA) for his service-related injuries. In the report, Likes was described as “a nervous person.” The examiner wrote that…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wiley E. JONES, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Janice S. ESTOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  2. Janice Newell v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  3. Loza v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  4. Rose WILDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  5. Gary Allord v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006

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