Legal Opinion

Janice S. ESTOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 5, 1998No. 98-1080PublishedCited by 432 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

In June 1989, Janice S. Estok filed a claim for disability benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i), 423(d), alleging that she suffered from pain in both feet (diagnosed at the time as pinched ankle nerves and tarsal tunnel syndrome), and that she had stopped working as a beautician in June 1987 due to the foot pain. After an evidentiary hearing in 1990, an administrative law judge (ALJ) concluded that Estok could perform the full range of unskilled sedentary work. In 1991, the Appeals Council denied review.

Estok filed a new claim in 1993, alleging pain…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Ramona PEREZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  3. Marlin SARCHET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  4. Julian DIAZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. Wanda S. FLATEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by432 opinions

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