Legal Opinion

Lynne A. Sienkiewicz v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 31, 2005No. 04-1542PublishedCited by 121 opinions

1Per curiam

Lynne Sienkiewicz applied for disability insurance benefits (DIB) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits in 1999, claiming that a host of ailments had rendered her disabled since 1993. At a hear ing in February 2001, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found that Sienkiewicz was not disabled. The Appeals Council declined review and the district court affirmed. Sienkiewicz now appeals. , Because the ALJ’s decision is supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.

I. FACTS

The ALJ found that Sienkiewicz suffers from a wide variety of ailments, specifically: (1) asthma, (2) lower back pain,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Donna J. Clifford v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  2. Hattie Dixon v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  3. Kenneth Scheck v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  4. Janice S. ESTOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  5. Judy K. Powers v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by121 opinions

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  4. Getch v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  5. Nicole Gentle v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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