MELTON v. APFEL

No. 98-3237.

181 F.3d 939 (1999)

John C. MELTON, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed June 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony William Bartels, Jonesboro, AR, for Appellant.

Chris C. Yu, Dallas, TX, argued (Paula J. Casey, Tina M. Waddell, Mark J. Kingsolver, on the brief), for Appellee.

Before: McMILLIAN and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and NANGLE, District Judge.


MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

John Melton applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income due to his allegedly disabling leg and back pain, hypertension, high blood pressure, and occasional loss of the use of his left arm. His application was denied both initially and on reconsideration by the Social Security Administration. After a hearing, an administrative law judge (ALJ) discounted Mr. Melton's subjective complaints of pain...

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