Legal Opinion
Orn v. Astrue
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2007No. 18-56510PublishedCited by 4,198 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Leo Orn filed an application for Social Security benefits claiming that he was unable to work because of disability. Orn has been diagnosed with several disorders, including asthma, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, sleep apnea, and morbid obesity. Following a remand from the Appeals Council, the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) agreed with Orn that he was unable to perform his past work. But, after rejecting the opinions of Orn’s treating physi- dans and Orn’s testimony, the ALJ concluded that the government had met its burden to prove…
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