Legal Opinion
Gavin v. Heckler
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1987No. 85-2506PublishedCited by 280 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Lawrence Gavin appeals from the judgment of the district court1 entered in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying him disability benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 423 (1982).
Background
Lawrence Gavin is a thirty-five year old man with a history of mental disorders as well as alcohol and drug related problems. Gavin’s employment history shows odd factory related work with no sustained period of employment. In 1972, he was admitted to the Mount Pleasant Mental Health Institute where he was diagnosed as suffering from inadequate personality disorder and episodic…
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