BELL v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY

No. 95-6384.

105 F.3d 244 (1996)

Melinda BELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Marstin (argued and briefed), Legal Aid Society, Louisville, KY, for Melinda Bell.

James H. Barr, (argued and briefed), Terry M. Cushing, Asst. U.S. Attys., Louisville, KY, for Commissioner of Social Security.

Before MARTIN, Chief Judge; CONTIE, Circuit Judge; CARR, District Judge.


CONTIE, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant, Melinda Bell, appeals the district court's judgment affirming the Secretary's denial of her application for supplemental social security income benefits. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I.

Plaintiff applied for supplemental security income (SSI) on October 14, 1992, alleging disability due to chronic cocaine and alcohol dependence. The Secretary denied her application initially and upon reconsideration...

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