Legal Opinion

John Anderson v. Nancy Berryhill

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 21, 2018No. 17-1509UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

The Commissioner of the Social Security Administration concedes that the district court erred in upholding the denial of disability benefits to John Anderson. The parties disagree only over how to remedy the error. Anderson argues that he has proven that he is disabled, so we should remand the case to the agency to award benefits. The Commissioner responds that a reasonable dispute about Anderson’s capacity to work remains, so we should remand for fact findings. Agreeing with the Commissioner, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand to the agency.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Villano v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  2. James Young v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  3. Judy K. Powers v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  4. Allord v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  5. Israel v. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Abudayyeh v. SaulDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2022
  2. Devlin v. Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2023
  3. Mark M. v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social SecurityDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2026

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