Legal Opinion
Cheryl Beardsley v. Carolyn Colvin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 10, 2014No. 13-3609PublishedCited by 968 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from the denial of Social Security disability benefits is unusual because the administrative law judge discounted the opinion of the agency’s own examining physician to conclude that the claimant before him was not disabled. Claimant Cheryl Beardsley argues that the ALJ erred by giving too little weight to the opinion of the examining doctor and too much weight to an erroneous view of her daily activities, particularly the care she provided for her elderly mother. Ms. Beardsley also argues that the ALJ improperly held against her the decision not to seek…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Donna J. Clifford v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Joseph A. Zurawski v. William A. Halter, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, .Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Craft v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Marlin SARCHET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by968 opinions
- Stage v. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- Paul Lambert v. Nancy BerryhillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
- Donna Jarnutowski v. Kilolo KijakaziCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022
- McHenry v. BerryhillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
- Nancy Thomas v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
963 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.