Legal Opinion
Blankenship v. Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 26, 2015No. 14-2464PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERNICE BOUIE DONALD, Circuit Judge.
Valemaria Blankenship (“Blankenship”) appeals the district court’s judgment upholding the Commissioner of Social Security’s (“Commissioner”) denial of Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”). Blankenship suffers from degenerative joint disease in her feet, which causes, inter alia, neuromas, stress fractures, and breaks requiring outpatient surgical repair. Blankenship applied for DIB in 2002 and again in 2010, claiming she was unable to work due to problems with her feet. An ALJ denied her first application for benefits in 2004,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Clarence WALTERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- Douglas GARNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Kirk v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by28 opinions
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