Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit March 31, 1999, 97-2838 (James R. Butera v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security)

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

In October of 1992, the unemployed plaintiff-appellant, James Butera (“But-era”), applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income under the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i), 423(d), 1382, and 1382c(a), contending that he was “disabled” and unable to work as a result of severe back and leg pain.