Supplemental Security Income and Disability Insurance Benefits

By: Derek Hawkins//July 30, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Anthony Kaminski v. Nancy A. Berryhill

Case No.: 17-3314

Officials: MANION, HAMILTON, and BARRETT, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Supplemental Security Income and Disability Insurance Benefits

In 2000, Anthony Kaminski fell down a flight of stairs, suffering a head wound that caused a traumatic brain injury and a seizure disorder. Thirteen years later, he applied under the Social Security Act for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. The Social Security Administration denied his applications, and the district court upheld the denial. Kaminski appeals, arguing that the administrative law judge improperly rejected his treating physician’s opinions. We agree with Kaminski. Because the treating physician’s opinions and the testimony of the vocational expert together show that Kaminski is disabled, we remand the case to the agency with instructions to award benefits to Kaminski.

Reversed and Remanded

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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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