BJORNSON v. ASTRUE

No. 11-2422.

671 F.3d 640 (2012)

Christine BJORNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 31, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Schiff (argued), Law Office of Barry A. Schultz, P.C., Evanston, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Charles R. Goldstein (argued), Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Region V, Thomas P. Walsh , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, MANION, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision by the district court affirming the denial of social security disability benefits by an administrative law judge, whose decision became final when the Social Security Administration's Appeals Council denied the applicant leave to appeal the Council's decision.

After an automobile accident in 1999 Christine Bjornson began having severe back pains. Three years later she was diagnosed with a "Chiari malformation...

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