JOHANSEN v. BARNHART

No. 02-2312.

314 F.3d 283 (2002)

Donald R. JOHANSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Bolton (argued), Boardman, Suhr, Curry & Field, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Richard D. Humphrey, Office of the U.S. Atty., Madison, WI, Mary L. Senoo (argued), Social Security Admin., Office of the Gen. Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Donald Johansen applied for Social Security benefits, alleging disability due primarily to back pain and depression. The administrative law judge ("ALJ") concluded that Johansen was not disabled, and the Appeals Council denied Johansen's petition for review. Johansen now appeals from the district court's judgment upholding the denial of benefits. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Johansen's Physical Impairments

Johansen...

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