Legal Opinion
Shirley Shontos v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 7, 2003No. 02-1866PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Shirley Shontos appeals from a judgment of the district court affirming a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying her Disabled Widow’s Benefits. We reverse with instructions to the district court to remand to the Commissioner for award of benefits.
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Ms. Shontos filed an application with the Social Security Administration for Disabled Widow’s Benefits on December 7, 1998, following her husband’s death on November 18, 1998. (A.R. at p. 13). Prior to his death, Steven Shontos had worked at International Paper Company for thirty-two years. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bowen v. YuckertSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Jerold H. Nevland v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Darrell E. Jenkins v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Arnold J. Lund v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Michael Wayne GADDIS, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by165 opinions
- Karl Wright v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
- Vossen v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- Liza Strongson v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- Lorraine Lacroix v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Coleman v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
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