Supplemental Security Income and Disability Insurance Benefits

By: Derek Hawkins//August 28, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Susan R. Spicher v. Nancy A. Berryhill

Case No.: 17-3399

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Supplemental Security Income and Disability Insurance Benefits

Susan Spicher suffers from a series of chronic health problems, including osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, fibromyalgia, and morbid obesity. In 2010, Spicher applied for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income dating back to 2003. An ALJ concluded that Spicher had not become disabled until September 20, 2012. The district court affirmed the ALJ’s decision. Because the ALJ’s conclusion was not supported by substantial evidence, we now reverse and remand.

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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