YEITER v. SEC. OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

No. 86-1345.

818 F.2d 8 (1987)

Ida B. YEITER, a legally incapacitated person, by and through her guardian, Gerald S. YEITER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M.J. Stephen Fox, Buchanan & Bos, Grand Rapids, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

John A. Smietanka, U.S. Atty., Grand Rapids, Mich., Martin F. Palus, Jeffrey M. Teske, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before KEITH, KENNEDY and RYAN, Circuit Judges.


CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether plaintiff-appellant Ida B. Yeiter ("plaintiff") is entitled to disability insurance benefits retroactive to the onset of her disability or is limited, as provided in 42 U.S.C. § 423(b) and as the District Court found, to benefits retroactive to one year prior to filing of her application. We AFFIRM the District Court's judgment.

Plaintiff is mentally and functionally incapacitated...

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