JOHNSON v. APFEL

No. 98-3684.

191 F.3d 770 (1999)

Terry JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Shull (argued), Fort Wayne, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Pamela Rolfs (argued), Social Security Administration, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before COFFEY, FLAUM and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

On June 1, 1989, while suffering from leukemia, the 48-year-old unemployed plaintiff-appellant, Terry Johnson ("Johnson"), applied for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i), 423. On June 30, 1989, the Social Security Administration ("SSA") found that Johnson was disabled with acute leukemia and ordered that he receive benefits retroactively, as of January 12, 1989. Pursuant to agency policy...

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