Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Colvin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 7, 2013No. 12-1749PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Lateisha Sawyer challenges the denial of her application for Social Security disability benefits. An administrative law judge found that although medically determinable impairments keep Sawyer from resuming past jobs, she retains the residual functional capacity to perform other work. The district court upheld this ruling, see 42 U.S.C. § 408(g), and Sawyer appeals. She argues that the ALJ failed to (1) validly assess her credibility; (2) appropriately evaluate certain medical opinions; and (3) explore a possible conflict between a vocational expert’s testimony and the Dictionary of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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