Thomas Eads, Jr. v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1993-01-11

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POSNER, Circuit Judge. The district court affirmed the denial of social security disability benefits to Thomas Eads, who appeals. Eads suffers from poorly controlled diabetes, aggravated by extreme obesity. He claims that he cannot work because he must elevate his legs for several hours during every eight-hour period. The record before the administrative law judge contained no m…

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