Legal Opinion

Schmidt v. Astrue

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 8, 2007No. 06-3930PublishedCited by 828 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Lee Ann Schmidt appeals the district court’s order upholding the denial of her applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income by the Social Security Administration. Schmidt contends that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) erred by not giving controlling weight to her treating physicians’ opinions, by finding that her testimony lacked credibility, and by failing to take into account additional limitations when questioning the vocational expert. We affirm.

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Lee Ann Schmidt suffers from a series of health problems, beginning with a back…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. James Young v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  2. Roberta Skinner v. Michael J. Astrue, CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  3. Hattie Dixon v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  4. Julian DIAZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. Richard Haynes v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by828 opinions

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  4. Linda Roddy v. Michael AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  5. Karen Murphy v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014

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