Legal Opinion
James R. Butera v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 31, 1999No. 97-2838PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
In October of 1992, the unemployed plaintiff-appellant, James Butera (“But-era”), applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i), 423(d), 1382, and 1382c(a), contending that he was “disabled” and unable to work as a result of severe back and leg pain. Butera’s application was denied by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Disability Determination, after a finding that Butera was not “disabled” within the parameters of the Social Security Act. Butera appealed the…
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