Legal Opinion

Dowlen v. Colvin

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 9, 2016No. 16-1299PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Henrietta Dowlen, a 65-year-old who suffers from pain primarily in her arm and neck, appeals the district court’s judgment upholding the denial of her application for disability insurance benefits. An administrative law judge found that, despite her impairments, she retained the residual functional capacity to perform her past relevant jobs, first as a mail sorter and then as an insurance claims clerk. Dowlen challenges both the adequacy of the ALJ’s RFC finding and the ALJ’s conclusion that she could perform her past relevant work: Because substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s'…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Elder v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  2. Villano v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  3. Hattie Dixon v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  4. Rebecca Pepper v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  5. Robert E. Schmidt v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Joe R. v. BerryhillDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 2019
  2. Bluett v. BerryhillDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2019
  3. Boyd v. BerryhillDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2019
  4. Cannon v. SaulDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2019
  5. Fair v. SaulDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2020

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