RIGGINS v. APFEL

No. 98-2217.

177 F.3d 689 (1999)

Elvie L. RIGGINS, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed May 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Gregory Wallace, Buies Creek, NC, argued (Anthony W. Bartels, on the brief), for Appellant.

Rosanne M. Dummer, Dallas, TX, argued (Stacy E. McCord, on the brief), for Appellee.

Before: BEAM, FLOYD R. GIBSON, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.


FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Elvie L. Riggins appeals the district court's1 judgment which affirmed the denial of his application for social security disability benefits, see 42 U.S.C. § 423 (1994), and supplemental security income, see 42 U.S.C. § 1381(a) (1994). We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Riggins, who was thirty-three years old at the time that he claims he became disabled, has a ninth grade...

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