Legal Opinion
Helm v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 4, 2011No. 10-5025UnpublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
Teressea Helm challenges the Commissioner’s denial of her application for Social Security disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income payments, arguing that the Administrative Law Judge improperly rejected the opinion of her treating physician. Because the ALJ provided legally sufficient reasons for discounting the treating physician’s assessment of Helm’s work-related restrictions, the district court properly affirmed the agency’s adverse ruling.
Helm formerly worked as a hotel housekeeper. In 1990, she had back surgery and was diagnosed with sciatica,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Robert M. Wilson v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- White v. Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
- Higgs v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Hensley v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
- Gerald BARKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by65 opinions
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