Legal Opinion

Cole v. Colvin

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 26, 2016No. 15-3883PublishedCited by 249 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal from the district court’s affirmance of the Social Security Administration’s denial of social security disability benefits, Mikeal Cole, a 41-year-old man who has severe pain in his arms and groin and multiple gastrointestinal conditions as well, argues that the administrative law judge assessed his credibility erroneously and failed to offer a reasoned basis for rejecting a consulting physician’s medical opinion. Recently the Social Security Administration announced that it would no longer assess the “credibility” of an applicant’s statements, but would…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Marlin SARCHET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  2. Kip Yurt v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  3. Bates v. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  4. Anne Hill v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  5. Garcia v. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013

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3Cited by249 opinions

  1. Bettie Burmester v. Nancy BerryhillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  2. Paul Lambert v. Nancy BerryhillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  3. Israel v. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  4. Kaminski v. BerryhillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  5. Simon-Leveque v. ColvinDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2017

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