Legal Opinion
Ruth SCHROETER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 14, 1992No. 91-2925PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
At age sixty-one, Ruth Schroeter had survived two back surgeries, two cataract operations, three foot operations and five hernia repairs. But Schroeter’s application for Supplemental Security Income was denied because an administrative law judge (ALJ) found that Schroeter was capable of returning to her former job as a waitress. A magistrate found that the ALJ’s decision was not supported by substantial evidence. The district court declined to follow the magistrate’s recommendation and this appeal followed. We reverse.
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Now sixty-four years old, Ruth Schroeter has a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Geraldine Whitney v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Irene GARFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard S. SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Josefa DELGADO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Walker v. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- George W. Schmidt v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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- Dorothy SAMPLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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