Simila v. Astrue

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2009-07-22

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TINDER, Circuit Judge. Once a strapping construction laborer, Kevin Simila claims that a mysterious pain disorder has withered his physical prowess and left him unable to work. Simila applied for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”). But after a hearing, the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) was dubious of the severity of Simila’s limitat…

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