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PETTIT v. APFEL

No. 99-3311.

218 F.3d 901 (2000)

Ivan N. PETTIT, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 18, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Sherry A. Elrod, Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration, Dallas, TX, argued (Paula Casey, U.S. Attorney, Tina M. Waddell, Chief Counsel, SSA, Mark J. Kingsolver, Deputy Chief Counsel, SSA, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BEAM, ROSS, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Ivan Pettit applied for disability benefits and supplemental security income in 1995 based on depression and alcoholism. The Social Security Administration denied his application initially and on reconsideration. After a hearing, an administrative law judge (ALJ) ruled that Mr. Pettit was not disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act because his alcoholism was a contributing...

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