By: Derek Hawkins//May 15, 2018//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Claude C. Britt v. Nancy A. Berryhill
Case No.: 17-2896
Officials: BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.
Focus: ALJ Error – Disability
Claude Britt, now 55, applied for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income after a construction crane toppled over and smashed his big toe. An administrative law judge (“ALJ”) granted Britt benefits for the period beginning in March 2013, but denied him benefits for the four-year period immediately preceding that time because he could perform sedentary work. On appeal Britt argues that the ALJ disregarded his testimony about his need to elevate his foot, as well as an orthopedic surgeon’s report about the same, and gave too little weight to an agency doctor’s opinion that he could work for only 3.5 hours in a day. Substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s decision, so we affirm the judgment.
Affirmed