USCA 7th: Ability to Work Other Jobs Precludes Recovery

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments are not available to a claimant who can perform a significant amount of other jobs. In White v. Barnhart , No. 04-2218, 07/14/2005, James White filed for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. In 1982, White was involved in a motorcycle accident, which resulted in a fractured femur and fractured tibia. White received disability benefits from 1982 to 1989 for this in...