Patrick W. Donahue v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2002-01-25

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EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge. Patrick Donahue, who last was employed (as a truck driver) in 1986, seeks an award of supplemental security income on the basis of disability. The substantive standards for supplemental security income are materially the same as those for Social Security disability benefits, though the monthly payment is lower. Donahue had a laminectomy in 1977 and co…

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