Legal Opinion
Simons v. Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1990No. 90-1494PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Howard A. Simons appeals from the district court’s order affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) denying him disability benefits. We reverse, and find that the Secretary’s determination that the claimant can do sedentary or light work is not supported by the record as a whole. In doing so we find the claimant is entitled to disability benefits.
BACKGROUND
At the time of the hearing before the ALJ in 1988 Simons was fifty-three years old. He has a ninth grade education and has been employed as a truck driver for more than thirty years.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Loyce McCoy v. Richard S. Schweiker, Clifford M. Stack v. Richard S. Schweiker, James D. Desedare v. Richard S. SchweikerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Parsons v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Gibson v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Errol R. Gray v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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- Simons v. SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Errol R. Gray v. Kenneth S. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999