Legal Opinion
Luke Hardy v. Nancy Berryhill
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 2018No. 17-3264PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Per curiam
*310 Luke Hardy challenges the denial of his application for Disability Insurance Benefits based on a degenerative back condition that required two surgeries. He challenges the administrative law judge's ("ALJ") residual functional capacity ("RFC") determination on grounds that the ALJ improperly discredited the opinion of his treating neurosurgeon. We agree that the ALJ failed to support her decision to discount the treating neurosurgeon's opinion, and we vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
Hardy, a 55-year old man who worked previously as a maintenance mechanic,…
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