Legal Opinion

Rebecca Akin v. Nancy Berryhill

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 4, 2018No. 17-1802PublishedCited by 210 opinions

1Per curiam

Rebecca Akin, a 47-year-old woman, challenges the denial of her application for Supplemental Security Income. She contends *315 that she became disabled in 2011 principally from fibromyalgia, back and neck pain, and headaches. Akin argues that the administrative law judge made several errors: The ALJ (1) wrongly discounted her allegations of back pain; (2) improperly credited the opinions of agency physicians who had not reviewed all of the medical records, including relevant MRI scans; and (3) ignored her complaints of headaches. These arguments are persuasive, so we remand.

Akin began to see Dr.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Villano v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  2. Cheryl Beardsley v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  3. Gotoimoana Summers v. Nancy A. BerryhillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  4. Rebecca Pepper v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  5. Latesha Moon v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014

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3Cited by210 opinions

  1. McHenry v. BerryhillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  2. Dennis Bakke v. Kilolo KijakaziCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  3. Iris Durham v. Kilolo KijakaziCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022
  4. Cauley v. BerryhillDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2018
  5. ANDREWS v. O'MALLEYDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2024

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