Legal Opinion

Maria Dornseif v. Michael Astrue

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 15, 2013No. 12-2408UnpublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Maria Dornseif applied for disability-benefits and supplemental security income, citing repeated seizures that caused her to fall or black out and a left-knee injury that made it hard for her to stand. The administrative law judge disbelieved Dornseifs allegations about the severity of her conditions and concluded that she could still work. On appeal she challenges, among other things, the ALJ’s adverse credibility finding, failure to give controlling weight to her treating physician’s opinion, failure to account for her obesity, and failure to obtain a medical source statement from a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. O'Connor-Spinner v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  2. C. Etta Rice v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  3. Kenneth Scheck v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  4. Parker v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  5. Christine Bjornson v. Michael AstruCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Stepp v. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  2. Tenhove v. ColvinDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2013
  3. Tracie H. v. SaulDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 2019
  4. Clark v. KijakaziDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2021
  5. Dunigan v. Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2019

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