Legal Opinion
Simila v. Astrue
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 2009No. 07-3682PublishedCited by 761 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Once a strapping construction laborer, Kevin Simila claims that a mysterious pain disorder has withered his physical prowess and left him unable to work. Simila applied for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”). But after a hearing, the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) was dubious of the severity of Simila’s limitations. And for good reason. The record showed that Simila had gone hunting and fishing, attended his sons’ peewee hockey games, and even helped a friend build a log home — -all after the time Simila claimed to have…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Craft v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Terry Steele v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- James Young v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
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