25 Cited authorities

Clifford v. Apfel
227 F.3d 863 (7th Cir. 2000) Cited 5,904 times
Holding that ALJ should have been alerted by "numerous references in the record" to the claimant's weight problem
Bjornson v. Astrue
671 F.3d 640 (7th Cir. 2012) Cited 1,882 times
Holding that ALJ erred in finding claimant's ability to "walk up to one block, sit or stand for up to 15 minutes, lift 10 pounds, bathe and dress normally, and even drive and shop" to discredit assertions as to symptoms in part because claimant "had never testified that she was immobilized"
Sarchet v. Chater
78 F.3d 305 (7th Cir. 1996) Cited 2,393 times
Holding "[s]ince swelling of the joints is not a symptom of fibromyalgia, its absence is no more indicative that the patient's fibromyalgia is not disabling than the absence of a headache is an indication that a patient's prostate cancer is not advanced."
Campbell v. Astrue
627 F.3d 299 (7th Cir. 2010) Cited 1,208 times
Holding that an opinion by a treating psychiatrist where the relationship lasted fifteen months with relatively consistent findings "should be given great weight."
Barnett v. Barnhart
381 F.3d 664 (7th Cir. 2004) Cited 1,514 times
Holding that "[a]n ALJ has a duty to solicit additional information to flesh out an opinion for which the medical support is not readily discernable"
Punzio v. Astrue
630 F.3d 704 (7th Cir. 2011) Cited 1,021 times
Holding that claimant's "ability to struggle through the activities of daily living does not mean that she can manage the requirements of a modern workplace"
Myles v. Astrue
582 F.3d 672 (7th Cir. 2009) Cited 975 times
Holding that the ALJ impermissibly "played doctor" when he reached his own independent medical conclusion in finding that Plaintiff was not disabled because no doctor prescribed insulin
Shauger v. Astrue
675 F.3d 690 (7th Cir. 2012) Cited 854 times
Finding that "good reasons" for failing to obtain treatment "may include an inability to afford treatment, ineffectiveness of further treatment, or intolerable side effects"
Golembiewski v. Barnhart
322 F.3d 912 (7th Cir. 2003) Cited 1,141 times
Holding that the ALJ may not ignore an entire line of evidence that is contrary to his determination
Larson v. Astrue
615 F.3d 744 (7th Cir. 2010) Cited 816 times
Holding that the ALJ improperly rejected the claimant's testimony about the severity of her symptoms based on her ability to work part-time jobs, because the claimant had testified without contradiction that she was fired from one job and quit another job due to symptoms from her mental impairments.
Section 405 - Evidence, procedure, and certification for payments
42 U.S.C. § 405 Cited 156,348 times 34 Legal Analyses
Ruling out jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1346
Section 404.1527 - Evaluating opinion evidence for claims filed before March 27, 2017
20 C.F.R. § 404.1527 Cited 48,032 times
Holding that "[t]he ALJ improperly reduced the two-step evaluation procedure mandated by the Regulations into solely consideration of the remaining factors in the Regulations, such as 'supportability' and 'consistency' factors"
Section 404.1567 - Physical exertion requirements
20 C.F.R. § 404.1567 Cited 40,466 times
Defining sedentary work as "involv[ing] lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and occasionally lifting or carrying articles like docket files, ledgers, and small tools" as well as "involv[ing] sitting a certain amount of walking and standing"

Summerfield, Jessica v. Colvin, Carolyn

25 Cited authorities

Holding that ALJ should have been alerted by "numerous references in the record" to the claimant's weight problem

Holding that ALJ erred in finding claimant's ability to "walk up to one block, sit or stand for up to 15 minutes, lift 10 pounds, bathe and dress normally, and even drive and shop" to discredit assertions as to symptoms in part because claimant "had never testified that she was immobilized"

Holding "[s]ince swelling of the joints is not a symptom of fibromyalgia, its absence is no more indicative that the patient's fibromyalgia is not disabling than the absence of a headache is an indication that a patient's prostate cancer is not advanced."

Holding that an opinion by a treating psychiatrist where the relationship lasted fifteen months with relatively consistent findings "should be given great weight."

Holding that "[a]n ALJ has a duty to solicit additional information to flesh out an opinion for which the medical support is not readily discernable"

Holding that claimant's "ability to struggle through the activities of daily living does not mean that she can manage the requirements of a modern workplace"

Holding that the ALJ impermissibly "played doctor" when he reached his own independent medical conclusion in finding that Plaintiff was not disabled because no doctor prescribed insulin

Finding that "good reasons" for failing to obtain treatment "may include an inability to afford treatment, ineffectiveness of further treatment, or intolerable side effects"

Holding that the ALJ may not ignore an entire line of evidence that is contrary to his determination

Ruling out jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1346

Holding that "[t]he ALJ improperly reduced the two-step evaluation procedure mandated by the Regulations into solely consideration of the remaining factors in the Regulations, such as 'supportability' and 'consistency' factors"

Defining sedentary work as "involv[ing] lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and occasionally lifting or carrying articles like docket files, ledgers, and small tools" as well as "involv[ing] sitting a certain amount of walking and standing"