Legal Opinion
Heather Browning v. Carolyn Colvin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 4, 2014No. 13-3836PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, a woman of 25, appeals from the district court’s affirmance of the denial of SSI (Supplemental Security Income) benefits, which are paid to low-income people who are aged, blind, or disabled. The program is administered by the Social Security Administration. The plaintiff claims to be disabled by reason of being mentally retarded (“intellectually disabled,” in current jargon) and suffering from knee and hip pain in one leg. The pain is the result of a defect in the hip joint caused by a childhood disease called Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. See Mayo Clinic,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- O'Connor-Spinner v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Pate-Fires v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- Krystal Goins v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
- Shirley HARMON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Benita Donato v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by167 opinions
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- Anne Hill v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Israel v. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- Spicher v. BerryhillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
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