By: Derek Hawkins//January 2, 2018//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Margaret Cullinan v. Nancy A. Berryhill
Case No.: 17-1287
Officials: BAUER, RIPPLE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Court Error – Expert Testimony
Margaret Cullinan appeals the denial of her application for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income. She based her claim for benefits on several impairments, most of which arose after she suffered a stroke: anxiety, depression, peripheral blindness in one eye, diabetes, obesity, and sleep apnea. An administrative law judge determined that although Cullinan has several impairments, she is not disabled. Cullinan argues that the ALJ erroneously discredited both her testimony and the opinion of her treating psychologist. We vacate the judgment and remand for further administrative proceedings.
Vacated and Remanded