Legal Opinion

Terry Steele v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 21, 2002No. 00-3407PublishedCited by 1,298 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Terry Steele, a former City of Chicago firefighter, applied for supplemental security income at the age of forty-five asserting that he could not work because of debilitating epileptic seizures and low back pain. An administrative law judge found Steele not disabled and denied benefits, and the Social Security Administration’s appeals council declined review. Steele then commenced this action in the district court, which upheld the agency’s decision, and Steele now appeals. Although our review of the Commissioner’s decision is deferential, we hold that a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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3Cited by1,298 opinions

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