United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of insurance disability benefits is vacated and remanded where: 1) the ALJ erred in discounting the opinions of plaintiff's treating physician and in assessing plaintiff's credibility; and 2) the ALJ's finding that plaintiff's impairment does not meet or equal a listed impairment in the Social Security regulations is not supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/18/2008
• Decided 02/05/2009
• Published 02/05/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before FLAUM, SYKES, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ashley S. Rose (argued), Glen Ellyn, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward J. Kristof (argued), Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.