Legal Opinion

Kenneth Scheck v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 5, 2004No. 03-2107PublishedCited by 746 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Kenneth Scheck brings this appeal to challenge an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) finding that he was not entitled to disability insurance benefits. The Appeals Council of the Social Security Administration denied Scheck’s appeal. Upon review, we find that substantial evidence supports the decision of the ALJ and we therefore affirm.

BACKGROUND

In December of 1983 Scheck began experiencing back problems. That same month, he underwent anterior cervical fusion surgery to correct a herniated cervical disc. More than four years later, Scheck visited the…

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3Cited by746 opinions

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