ALJ Error – Disability

By: Derek Hawkins//August 6, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Paul Lambert v. Nancy A. Berryhill

Case No.: 17-1627

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

Focus: ALJ Error – Disability

Paul Lambert appeals the denial of Disability Insurance Benefits for chronic back pain. The Social Security Administration denied his application initially and on reconsideration, and an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) concluded that Lambert suffers from degenerative disc disease that is severely impairing but not disabling. Lambert challenges the ALJ’s decision to give little weight to the most recent opinions of his treating neurosurgeon and to discredit his own testimony about the severity of his pain and extent of his limitations. We reverse and remand for further agency proceedings.

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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