Etta J. Caviness v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner, 1 Social Security Administration

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 2001-05-09

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RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge. Etta J. Caviness claims that she is entitled to disability insurance benefits. The Commissioner, acting through an administrative law judge (ALJ), found that benefits should be denied. On review, the District Court granted the Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment and upheld this decision. We hold that the ALJ committed two errors of law an…

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