Legal Opinion

Dennis W. Pearsall v. Larry Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social Security

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 20, 2001No. 01-1951PublishedCited by 1,278 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NANGLE, Senior District Judge.

Dennis W. Pearsall appeals the denial of social security disability insurance benefits. Pearsall applied for benefits in June 1997 and alleges disability since January 1, 1997, stemming from urethral stricture disease, neurogenic bladder, learning disability and nervousness. After the Commissioner denied Pearsall’s application initially and upon reconsideration, Pearsall was granted a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The ALJ rendered a decision in which he found that Pearsall was not under a “disability” as defined in the Social Security Act. The…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  2. Sheila J. Young v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  3. Sharon K. COX, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  4. Glenna R. WOOLF, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  5. Baldeo K. Singh v. Kenneth S. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by1,278 opinions

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