Legal Opinion

Richard A. ROBERTS, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 20, 1985No. 17-2181PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Per curiam

Richard Roberts filed an application for social security disability benefits on June 17, 1982, claiming a disability onset date of October 1973. In his application Roberts alleged that he was disabled from arthritis in his back and from an amputation of his right leg below the knee. The amputation occurred in 1938. The Secretary denied Roberts’ application both initially and upon reconsideration. Roberts then requested an evidentiary hearing before an administrative law judge (AU), which was held on January 4, 1984.

Following the hearing, the AU determined that Roberts’ impairments did not…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Curtis C. BAUGUS, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  2. Opal Maxine SMITH, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985

3Cited by61 opinions

  1. James THOMAS, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  2. William ROE, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. Julaine OSTRONSKI, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. David SOBANIA, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  5. Gary Haggard v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999

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