Legal Opinion
Dollie Smith v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 26, 2004No. 03-3498PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Under the rules governing social security disability benefits, an applicant who can perform his “past relevant work” (defined as substantial gainful employment that he had performed, in the not too remote past, long enough to have learned how to do it, 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1560(b)(1), 404.1565(a)) is disentitled to benefits. §§ 404.1520(f), 404.1560(b)(3); Wolfe v. Shalala, 997 F.2d 321, 323 (7th Cir.1993). On this basis the administrative law judge denied Dollie Smith’s claim and the district court affirmed the denial. Smith’s past jobs had included tax preparer, director…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Cheryl Lowe v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- John SCHNORR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Roy W. LUNA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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