RUSSELL v. CHATER

No. 95-3608.

91 F.3d 63 (1996)

Jackie L. RUSSELL, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Gregory Wallace, Jonesboro, AR, argued for appellant (Anthony W. Bartels, on the brief).

Robert T. Bowman of the Social Security Regional Office in Dallas, TX, argued for appellee.

Before BEAM and MURPHY, Circuit Judges, and NANGLE, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Jackie L. Russell appeals a denial of social security benefits. We affirm.

Russell, now fifty years old, is an alcoholic. He was previously employed as a roofer and a lawn-care worker. He has an eighth-grade education. He filed for disability benefits claiming that he is unable to work because of alcoholism, anti-social behavior and dysthymic disorder. After a hearing, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denied benefits, but that decision was reversed...

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