Legal Opinion

Johnny LEDOUX, Appellant, v. Richard S. SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 25, 1984No. 83-1523PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OREN HARRIS, Senior District Judge.

Johnny Ledoux appeals from an order of the district court affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying disability benefits and supplemental security income under 42 U.S.C. § 401, et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1381, et seq.

Appellant is a 51 year old man with a third grade education. Intellectually he functions in the dull-normal range of mental ability with an IQ of 79. He can read the newspaper “a little bit” but comprehends only some of what he reads. He has very poor “one hand fine and gross dexterity.”

The record reveals an…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Hubert Brand v. Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  3. Wayne L. Tennant v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  4. Mary Weber v. Patricia Harris, Secretary, Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  5. Curtis C. BAUGUS, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by30 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. Joe PICKNEY, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. Tony Ray SMITH, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. LaDonna HOGG, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  5. Michael Edwin SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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