SHIDELER v. ASTRUE

No. 11-3284.

688 F.3d 306 (2012)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 20, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randal S. Forbes (argued), Attorney, Angola, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

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

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Bradley Shideler suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta, also called "brittle bone disease." In 2006, he applied for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, and after holding an evidentiary hearing, the Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") found that despite Shideler's limitations, there were a sufficient number of jobs in the regional economy available to a person with his restrictions, and denied his application.

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