Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit September 26, 2003, 03-1439 (Curtis D. Gudgel v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security)

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PER CURIAM.

Curtis D. Gudgel applied for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) in January 2000, claiming that he was disabled because of bone deterioration in his knees, arthritis throughout his body, a pinched nerve in his left hand, and chronic bronchitis. Gudgel’s claim was denied initially, upon reconsideration, and after a hearing before an administrative law judge.