Legal Opinion

Van Der Maas v. Commissioner of Social Security

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 19, 2006No. 05-2588UnpublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

Ruth Van der Maas appeals the denial of her application for disability insurance benefits (DIB) under the Social Security Act. Van der Maas, a former college professor, filed an application for DIB on August 19, 1996, alleging that she had become disabled as a result of fibromyalgia, asthma, chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction, joint problems with her right knee and left ankle, hypothyroidism, connective-tissue disorder, and somatoform disorder. After an administrative law judge (ALJ) denied her application and the Appeals Council concurred, Van der…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Danny L. KEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John J. CALLAHAN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  3. Douglas GARNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
  4. Eddie W. ABBOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis M. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  5. Ruby E. Heston v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Kevin Byes v. Michael J. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  2. Diana Phillips v. Michael J. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  3. Bowie v. Commissioner of Social SEC.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  4. Figueroa v. AstrueDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2012
  5. Dickey-Williams v. Commissioner of Social SecurityDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2013

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