Diana Phillips v. Michael J. Astrue

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 11-1969 ___________ Diana Phillips, * * Plaintiff – Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, * Social Security Administration, * * Defendant – Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: January 10, 2012 Filed: February 29, 2012 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and BYE, Circuit Judges. ___________ BYE, Circuit Judge. Diana Phillips filed applications for supplemental security income benefits and disabled widow’s benefits. In…