Legal Opinion

Karen Murphy v. Carolyn Colvin

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 22, 2014No. 13-3154PublishedCited by 779 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Karen Murphy claims that as a result of a stroke she has impairments so severe that she has not been able to return to her job as a secretary or work in another capacity. She applied for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”), but the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) denied her application finding that she was not disabled. The Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) also agreed with the SSA.

On appeal, Murphy argues the ALJ’s credibility determination was flawed because it was not supported by substantial evidence, and we agree. The ALJ erred by not…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Elder v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  3. Craft v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  4. Villano v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. Terry Steele v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by779 opinions

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