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NELSON v. APFEL

No. 96-2242.

131 F.3d 1228 (1997)

Justin NELSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Sutterfield (argued), Sutterfield & Johnson, P.C., Effingham, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James A. Lewis, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, Mary Thorson (argued), Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, FLAUM and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Justin Nelson, an eight-year-old claimant for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI"), appeals from the denial of his application for benefits. Although we are troubled by the manner in which Justin's hearing was conducted, we find that Justin was able to present all of the relevant evidence about his disability, and was not prejudiced by any error in the hearing. Furthermore, because the decision to deny benefits was based on substantial evidence...

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