Legal Opinion
Joanne Barnett v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 25, 2004No. 03-4076PublishedCited by 552 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Joanne Barnett suffers from nonconvul-sive epileptic seizures and seeks disability insurance benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1). An administrative law judge (ALJ) concluded that her condition is not severe enough to be presumptively disabling, and that even with the condition, she is not disabled because she can still perform a substantial number of jobs in the local economy. The Appeals Council denied review, rendering the ALJ’s decision the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security. 20 C.F.R. § 404.981. Barnett then sought review in the district court, 42…
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