Legal Opinion
Nelms v. Astrue
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 28, 2009No. 08-1774PublishedCited by 402 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Theodis Nelms, Jr., sought Social Security disability benefits, but an administrative law judge determined that he can perform light work. On appeal Nelms, who was without counsel before the ALJ, contends that the ALJ did not adequately develop the record in violation of his duty to unrepresented claimants. Additionally, Nelms argues that the ALJ ignored certain environmental restrictions when assessing Nelms’s residual functional capaci*1095ty. We agree with Nelms that the record is inadequate and therefore remand for further proceedings before the agency.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Domingo Echevarria v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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