GILES EX REL. GILES v. ASTRUE

No. 06-2293.

483 F.3d 483 (2007)

Damien GILES, a Minor, by Denise GILES, his Mother and Natural Guardian, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

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

Before FLAUM, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

On September 1, 1995, Damien Giles began receiving Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") benefits for physical and cognitive deficiencies. In 1997, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, which re-defined childhood disability. As a result, the Social Security Administration ("SSA") found Damien no longer disabled under the new definition, and thus ineligible to receive disability benefits. Damien's...

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