VEAL v. CALIFANO

No. 79-1365.

610 F.2d 495 (1979)

Charles VEAL, Appellant, v. Joseph A. CALIFANO, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of the United States, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 28, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. L. Whaley, Legal Services, St. Louis Mo. (argued), and Brooke A. Berger, St. Louis, Mo., on brief, for appellant.

Bruce D. White, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo. (argued), Robert D. Kingsland, U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., and Paul P. Cacioppo, Regional Atty., Region VII and Francis Reddis, Atty., Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, Kansas City, Mo., on brief, for appellee.

Before LAY, HEANEY and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

On May 13, 1977, Charles Veal filed an application for widower's benefits pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 402(f). After a hearing, at which Veal appeared pro se, the administrative law judge (ALJ) denied his application finding that Veal was not under a disability as defined by 42 U.S.C. § 423(d). The ALJ's decision was affirmed by the Secretary and the district court. This appeal followed.

Charles Veal is a childless, 53 year old widower...

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