Legal Opinion
Sandra K. Sims v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 22, 2006No. 05-1507PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Sandra Sims was turned down by an administrative law judge for social security disability benefits sought by her on the ground that she is severely impaired by somatoform disorder. She appeals from the district court’s rejection of her challenge to the administrative law judge’s decision. That decision is exceptionally thorough and in trying to pick it apart Sims’s lawyer shows a lack of awareness of the limitations of “substantial evidence” review, especially in a case such as this in which the claimant alleges a somatoform disorder. We confine this opinion to the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Maureen Thomas v. Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Joseph A. Zurawski v. William A. Halter, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, .Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Josephine A. FOOTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- Patty Carradine v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Norman P. Pelkey v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by83 opinions
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- Nancy Prochaska v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Barbara Castile v. Michael AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Willie Curvin v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Larson v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
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