ALJ Review – Disability Benefits

By: Derek Hawkins//September 7, 2021//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Dragan Kaplarevic v. Andrew Saul

Case No.: 20-2432

Officials: EASTERBROOK, WOOD, and BRENNAN, Circuit Judges.

Focus: ALJ Review – Disability Benefits

Dragan Kaplarevic filed for disability insurance benefits in December 2012, alleging that he became disabled on August 1, 2012. His “date last insured” was December 31, 2014, meaning that if his disability arose any later than that, he would not be eligible for benefits. The state agency that reviewed his application on behalf of the Commissioner of Social Security denied his application initially and upon reconsideration, see 20 C.F.R. § 404.1503, and he ultimately was no more successful before an administrative law judge (ALJ), the Appeals Council, or the district court. Kaplarevic has now appealed to this court for relief, but he cannot overcome the deferential standard of review that applies. Substantial evidence supported the agency’s decision, and so we affirm the district court’s judgment.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.

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