Herrmann v. Colvin, No. 13-3624 (7th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseHerrmann’s application for Supplemental Security Income for benefits for the period before she turned 55 was rejected by an administrative law judge, but because of the less demanding showing of disability, she was deemed to have become disabled when she reached 55. She appealed the partial denial unsuccessfully. Her treating physicians, with three consultative physicians selected by the Social Security Administration, advised the administrative law judge that she suffers from fibromyalgia, spinal disk disease, abnormal sensitivity to light, and other ailments, and that she walks haltingly, has difficulty gripping objects, experiences difficulty in rising from a sitting position, has trouble concentrating in a bright room or when looking at a computer screen, and as a result of this assemblage of impairments cannot do even light work on a full-time basis. The Seventh Circuit reversed, questioning the testimony of the vocational expert concerning available jobs.
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