Legal Opinion
Denton v. Astrue
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 25, 2010No. 09-3088PublishedCited by 862 opinions
1Per curiam
Alena Denton applied for disability benefits for the two-year period between April 2004 and March 2006, claiming that she could not work because of fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, and depression. According to Denton’s treating physician, Denton could not work because she could lift and carry less than ten pounds and could not reach overhead. The administrative law judge (ALJ) agreed with these physical constraints — but concluded that even with these limitations there were still more than 26,000 positions within her capacity. On appeal Denton contends the ALJ reached this conclusion only by…
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