Legal Opinion
Michelle Johnson v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 5, 2006No. 05-3797PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, who was 38 years old at the time of her hearing and has a high-school education, complains about being denied social security disability benefits. She is afflicted with a mysterious malady called sarcoidosis (see Terrence C. Demos & Patrick J. Fahey, “The Image of Sarcoi-dosis,” http://www.meddean. luc.edu/Lu-men/meded/ Radio/sarc/sarc.htm, visited Apr. 9, 2006), an inflammatory condition that often affects multiple organs, principally the lungs, eyes, and skin. She testified that she has shortness of breath, blurred vision, painful skin lesions, and pain…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Josephine A. FOOTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- Robert E. Schmidt v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Patty Carradine v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Loretta Boiles v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Laurel REEFER v. Joanne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security Laurel M. Reefer, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by137 opinions
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- Moss v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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