Legal Opinion
Novy v. Astrue
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 2007No. 06-3897PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Patricia Novy, age 35, applied unsuccessfully for social security disability benefits. The principal issue and the only one we need discuss involves her claim of being mentally retarded. Her main evidence of retardation is her low IQ—69—though there is also evidence from psychologists and other medical professionals that, as one would expect, she has poor memory, confused thinking, and, as her brief puts it, “marginal ability to navigate social encounters and activities of daily living.”
The applicable regulation defines mental retardation as “significantly subaverage…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Curtis SELDERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Judith Mendez v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Timothy R. HINKLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Vicki Banks v. Larry G. Massanari, 1 Commissioner of Social Security CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Randall v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
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