LONG v. SHALALA

No. 93-1857.

21 F.3d 206 (1994)

Rayford LONG, S.S.N.: 432-26-6426, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony William Bartels, Jonesboro, AR, argued for appellant.

Martin W. Long, Dallas, TX, argued for appellee.

Before HANSEN, Circuit Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and MELLOY, District Judge.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Rayford Long appeals the district court's1 order affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services ("the Secretary") denying Long's request to have his award of widower's benefits made retroactive to June of 1985 instead of to July of 1986, the time he made an application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Long argues that under 42 U.S.C. § 402(j)(5), his award should have been...

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