United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 24-2014 DENNIS JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LELAND DUDEK, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 1:22-cv-01580 — Gabriel A. Fuentes, Magistrate Judge.

ARGUED FEBRUARY 26, 2025 — DECIDED APRIL 21, 2025

Before ROVNER, SCUDDER, and KOLAR, Circuit Judges. SCUDDER, Circuit Judge. This appeal of the denial of Social Security benefits presents a challenging question about how to apply the Social Security Administration’s 2017 revision to the regulatory definition of a “medical opinion.” In particular, we must distinguish between the new regulatory definitions of medical opinion evidence and other medical evidence. The distinction matters, as it determines how an administrative 2 No. 24-2014 law judge must evaluate the evidence in adjudicating a claim for benefits. In