SSI Benefits – Judicial Error

By: Derek Hawkins//May 7, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Kirk W. Stephens v. Nancy A. Berryhill

Case No.: 16-4003

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, SYKES, Circuit Judge, and COLEMAN, District Judge.

Focus: SSI Benefits – Judicial Error

Kirk W. Stephens contends that he is disabled by diabetes, kidney disease, knee and back pain, heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma, arthritis, and obesity. He applied for and was denied Supplement Security Income (“SSI”) benefits; on review the district court reversed and remanded for a new hearing. Following the second hearing, a different Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) determined that Stephens’ impairments, although severe, were not disabling and that he could perform relevant past work. The district court upheld the agency’s decision. We affirm.

Affirmed
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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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