Smith v. Office of Disability Adjudication and Review

State: Wisconsin

Court: Wisconsin Eastern District Court

Docket No: 2:2008cv00674

Case Date: 03/16/2009

Plaintiff: Smith

Defendant: Office of Disability Adjudication and Review

Preview:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

KAREN A. SMITH Plaintiff, v. Case No. 08-C-0674

MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration Defendant.

DECISION AND ORDER On January 10, 2005, plaintiff Karen Smith filed an application for supplemental security income ("SSI") claiming disability beginning January 1, 2003 based on cervical cancer, side effects of radiation treatment and mental problems. The Social Security Administration ("SSA") denied the claim initially and on reconsideration, as did an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") following a hearing. After the Appeals Council denied her request for review, the ALJ's decision became the SSA's final determination on plaintiff's application. See Getch v. Astrue, 539 F.3d 473, 480 (7th Cir. 2008). Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, now seeks judicial review under 42 U.S.C.

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