Legal Opinion

Joseph CALDARULO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 29, 1988No. 87-2822PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Chief Judge.

Joseph Caldarulo brings this appeal seeking social security disability benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 423. The district court affirmed the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) denying Caldarulo benefits because he failed to establish his eligibility under the Secretary’s sequential evaluation procedures. 20 C.F.R. 404.1520(a)-(f). We affirm.

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It is uncontested that Caldarulo currently suffers from disabling arthritis in his back, legs, knee, and hands, sufficient to qualify for social security income (SSI). The controversy, however, centers upon…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Heckler v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Mary L. COOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  3. Ray L. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard S. SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. Mary Strunk v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. James D. LEWIS, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Herron v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  2. Victor M. ORTIZ, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  3. Herron v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  4. DePaoli v. Abbott LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  5. Harvey PUGH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989

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