Legal Opinion
Patricia Hughes v. Michael Astrue
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 16, 2013No. 12-1873PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
An applicant for social security disability benefits appeals from the district court’s affirmance of the denial of her application by an administrative law judge, whose decision became final when the Appeals Council of the Social Security Administration declined to review it.
The appellant is a 57-year-old woman who was diagnosed in 2002 with adhesive capsulitis (“frozen shoulder”) in her right shoulder and later with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The capsulitis limited the range of motion of her right arm. Physical therapy helped. A doctor from whom she sought…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Debra Rogers v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Craft v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Christine Bjornson v. Michael AstruCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Charles Kastner v. Michael AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- Kathy Stark v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- William Price v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Randy Hanson v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
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