Legal Opinion

Strittmatter v. Schweiker

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 9, 1984No. 82-2447PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a district court judgment upholding the denial of social security disability benefits. The administrative law judge’s decision on which the denial was based found that the claimant, Dorothy Strittmatter, was, despite her severe impairments, capable of doing the work she had done in the past. This finding (if supportable) required denial of her claim for disability benefits. 42 U.S.C. § 423(d)(2)(A); 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520; Wallschlaeger v. Schweiker, 705 F.2d 191, 197 (7th Cir.1983). If the finding had been to the contrary, the administrative law…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bertha M. Bittel v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education & WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
  2. William C. Epps v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. Duane E. Cummins v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  4. Edward C. Carter v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. Mental Health Ass'n of Minnesota v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Irene GARFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard S. SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  2. Josefa DELGADO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  3. Bauzo v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  4. Kenneth ORLANDO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Steward v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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