Legal Opinion
Stage v. Colvin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 9, 2016No. 15-1837PublishedCited by 377 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Debbie Stage appeals the district court’s judgment upholding the denial of her application for supplemental security income, disability insurance benefits, and disabled widow’s benefits. Stage was 56 years old at the time of the decision. She suffers from chronic back and hip problems exacerbated by obesity, caused in turn by hypothyroidism. She argues that the administrative law judge erred by discounting significant new evidence she submitted after an agency doctor had reviewed her medical records, by giving little weight to her treating physician’s opinion, by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Christine Bjornson v. Michael AstruCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Moss v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Latesha Moon v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
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3Cited by377 opinions
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