Legal Opinion

John Wayne STEPHENS, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 15, 1995No. 94-2889PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

John Wayne Stephens appeals from the district court’s 1 order affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny Stephens disability benefits. We affirm.

I

Stephens filed his current application for disability benefits on February 22, 1991. Stephens was 52 years old at the time he filed this application alleging that he became disabled as a result of a tree falling across the left side of his body on February 20, 1990. Stephens worked as a logging contractor and log cutter from 1957 until the time of his accident, and has not engaged in…

2Cases cited17 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. Viola BROWNING, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. Darrell E. NELSON, Appellant, v. Louis SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. Lavonzo CHAMBERLAIN, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  5. Thomas E. DIXON, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Bertha Eichelberger v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  2. Donna L. Gowell v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  3. Hazel PYLAND, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  4. Albert Rankin v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  5. Nishke v. AstrueDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2012

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