ALLENSWORTH v. COLVIN

No. 15-2053.

814 F.3d 831 (2016)

Ryan ALLENSWORTH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 25, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Schultz , Attorney, Law Offices of Barry A. Schultz, P.C., Evanston, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Alison Talbert Schwartz , Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Region Vm Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and POSNER, Circuit Judges.


The plaintiff applied to the Social Security Administration for disability benefits and was turned down by the administrative law judge who heard his case. He appealed to the district court, which affirmed, and now appeals to us.

In 2008 he began having pain in his back that radiated to his legs. It turned out that...

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