SHONTOS v. BARNHART

No. 02-1866.

328 F.3d 418 (2003)

Shirley SHONTOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 7, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Krause, argued, Des Moines, IA (Michael DePree, Davenport, IA, on the brief), for appellant.

William C. Purdy, argued, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Des Moines, IA (Christina Young Mein, Social Security Administration, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, LAY, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.


AMENDED

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Shirley Shontos appeals from a judgment of the district court affirming a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying her Disabled Widow's Benefits. We reverse with instructions to the district court to remand to the Commissioner for award of benefits.

I.

Ms. Shontos filed an application with the Social Security Administration for Disabled Widow's Benefits on December 7, 1998, following her...

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