Legal Opinion
Stephany Draper v. Carolyn W. Colvin
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 3, 2015No. 13-2757PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Stephany Draper appeals from the district court’s 1 decision affirming the termination of her Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) payments. The district court held that Draper was not eligible for SSI benefits because the funds in her trust raised her assets above the eligibility limit. We affirm.
I
Eighteen-year-old Stephany Draper suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident in June 2006. Draper executed a durable power of attorney, authorizing her parents, John and Krystal Draper, to, among other things: (1) “demand, sue for, recover, collect, and receive”…
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