BERGER v. APFEL

No. 99-1794.

200 F.3d 1157 (2000)

Joann M. BERGER, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, of Social Security, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 2, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Winters, Crookston, MN, argued, for Appellant.

Ayrie Moore, Chicago, IL, argued, for Appellee.

Before: McMILLIAN, HEANEY and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Joann Berger appeals the judgment of the district court upholding the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security reducing Berger's disability insurance benefits to offset a lump-sum settlement of her workers' compensation benefits. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. BACKGROUND

Federal law limits the amount of Social Security disability insurance benefits that a person may receive when he or she is...

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