SHAUGER v. ASTRUE

No. 11-3232.

675 F.3d 690 (2012)

Virgil M. SHAUGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 22, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Wayne Duncan (argued), Attorney, Duncan Disability Law, SC, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Niranjan Emani (argued), Attorney, Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Region V, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, ROVNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Virgil M. Shauger, a 50-year-old former welder who suffers from a nerve disorder that impairs his vision, challenges the denial of his application for Social Security disability benefits. An Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") disbelieved Shauger's testimony about the severity of headaches caused by his condition, and on that basis found him not disabled. Because this adverse credibility determination is...

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