Legal Opinion
Randy Hanson v. Carolyn Colvin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 30, 2014No. 13-3473PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, a former laborer, applied for social security disability benefits, claiming to be unable to work a full 40-hour week because of acute lower back pain that radiates into his right leg. He has had a variety of treatments and takes a number of medications such as oxyco-done and percocet, but the treatments and medications give him, he claims, only limited relief. His application was denied; the Appeals Council of the Social Security Administration affirmed the denial on the basis of the administrative law judge’s reasoning and the district court, to which the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Ellen Melville v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Parker v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Campbell v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by23 opinions
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