DENTON v. ASTRUE

No. 09-3088.

596 F.3d 419 (2010)

Alena DENTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 25, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Sutterfield (argued), Effingham, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Anne K. Kleinman (argued), Social Security Administration Office of the Regional Chief Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Alena Denton applied for disability benefits for the two-year period between April 2004 and March 2006, claiming that she could not work because of fibromyalgia, hypothyroidism, and depression. According to Denton's treating physician, Denton could not work because she could lift and carry less than ten pounds and could not reach overhead. The administrative law judge (ALJ) agreed with these physical constraints...

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