United States Eighth Circuit

In an action involving social security benefits, district court's order affirming the Social Security Administration's denial of plaintiff's application for disabled widow's benefits is reversed and remanded where: 1) the ALJ's step-one determination that plainitff was not engaged in substantial gainful activity is supported by substantial evidence, despite the ALJ's failure to confine his step-one analysis to the correct time period; and 2) the ALJ's erred in its step-four analysis as substantial evidence does not support the determination that plaintiff had past relevant work as a substitute teacher.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/09/2009
• Published 04/09/2009

Judges

• SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge., Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gail Barnett, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gary L. Hayward, AUSA, argued, Des Moines, IA, and Christina Young Mein, Asst. Reg. Counsel, SSA, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.