United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of application for disability insurance benefits is affirmed. ALJ's decision to give greater weight to the state-agency doctors' opinions is supported by substantial evidence, where the treating physician's conclusion was internally inconsistent and there was scant objective evidence in support of the alleged severity of Plaintiff's self-reported symptoms.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/15/2008
• Published 12/15/2008

Judges

• COFFEY, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marcie E. Goldbloom (argued), Daley, Debofsky & Bryant, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sara E. Zeman (argued), Social Security Administration, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.