WALLSCHLAEGER v. SCHWEIKER

No. 82-1847.

705 F.2d 191 (1983)

Margaret WALLSCHLAEGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard S. SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig Allan Willette, Rockford, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

James W. Miles, Dept. of Health & Human Services, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, and WOOD and POSNER, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

We are asked to set aside a district court decision affirming the denial of a claim for Social Security disability benefits. As a young woman Mrs. Wallschlaeger had her thyroid gland removed and in the course of the operation her vocal cords became partially paralyzed. The paralysis did not significantly affect her speech as one might expect but did narrow the airway in the throat and make breathing difficult — how difficult is a question...

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