Sharon K. COX, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 1998-11-23

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BEAM, Circuit Judge. Sharon Cox appeals the district court’s order affirming an administrative law judge’s denial of social security disability benefits. Because the administrative law judge (ALJ) failed to fully consider the ramifications of an implanted morphine pump, and failed to adequately develop the record, there is not substantial evidence to support the ALJ’s decision…

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