Legal Opinion
Elvie L. Riggins v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1999No. 98-2217PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Elvie L. Riggins appeals the district court’s 1 judgment which affirmed the denial of his application for social security disability benefits, see 42 U.S.C. § 423 (1994), and supplemental security income, see 42 U.S.C. § 1381(a) (1994). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Riggins, who was thirty-three years old at the time that he claims he became disabled, has a ninth grade education. Rig-gins’s past relevant work includes experience as a food delivery person and driver. In January 1993, Riggins injured his back lifting a fifty-five gallon drum of liquid while working at a…
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