Dimmett v. Colvin, No. 15-2233 (7th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseThe plaintiff, now 62 years old, applied in 2011 to the Social Security Administration for disability benefits, citing ailments including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asbestosis, and a heel spur in his right foot. He had been a sheet metal journeyman for 33 years; the job requires physical strength and he had been given accommodations on the job for several years. The Social Security Appeals Council declined to review the administrative law judge’s denial and the district judge affirmed. The Seventh Circuit reversed and remanded, referring to the ALJ’s “seemingly inconsistent conclusions” and stating that the denial was “not a reasoned analysis of the plaintiff’s claim.”
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