Peggy Keith v. Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth Keith filed a sixth application for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (“the Act”), in June of 1993, alleging that he had been disabled under the Act since March 10, 1977, due to his back problems and post-polio impairments. After a hearing, the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) determined that Keith was not disabled at any time prior to his loss of insured status in 1982, and denied his application. Thereafter, he sought review, filing an action in the district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), alleging that he was…