NOVY v. ASTRUE

No. 06-3897.

497 F.3d 708 (2007)

Patricia NOVY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 14, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry A. Schultz (argued), Evanston, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gary A. Sultz (argued), Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, COFFEY, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Patricia Novy, age 35, applied unsuccessfully for social security disability benefits. The principal issue and the only one we need discuss involves her claim of being mentally retarded. Her main evidence of retardation is her low IQ-69—though there is also evidence from psychologists and other medical professionals that, as one would expect, she has poor memory, confused thinking, and, as her brief puts it, "marginal ability to navigate...

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