United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits is affirmed over her challenge that the Administrative Law Judge erred when he relied exclusively on testimony from a Vocational Expert rather than using the Medical Vocational Guidelines as a framework for his decision.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/03/2004
• Decided 02/02/2005
• Published 02/02/2005

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph W. Shull (argued), Fort Wayne, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas E. Kieper, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, Mona Ahmed (argued), Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.