SSD: ALJ failed to provide clear & convincing reasons for discounting Plaintiff’s testimony as to limiting effects of migraines and fatigue… Loughlin reversed… DeSoto. [Read more…]
SSD, limitations in concentration, persistence, pace
SSD: ALJ erred in downgrading Plaintiff’s limitations in maintaining concentration, persistence, pace… Kelley/Johnston reversed (memorandum). [Read more…]
SSD, alleged ALJ bias
SSD: Claim properly denied… ALJ bias claim rejected… Kilroy/Cavan affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
SSD, failure to consider impairments together
SSD: Denial of benefits reversed for failure to consider whether Claimant’s various impairments together indicate that her combination of conditions meets or equals any Listing… Michele Kelley reversed… Morris. [Read more…]
SSD, pain claims
SSD: Pain claims improperly rejected… Kilroy/DeSoto reversed (memorandum). [Read more…]
SSD, mental, headaches, knee pain
SSD: Claims related to mental, headaches, knee pain properly denied… SSA/Cavan affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
SSD, claim denied despite harmless error at step 3
SSD claim properly denied despite harmless error at step 3… Opp/Cavan affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
SSD/SSI, remand ruling denying depression claim
SSD/SSI: Application properly denied on remand to consider how depression would affect RFC… extent of back pain properly discounted, Dupuytren’s Contracture properly not included in RFC… Johnston affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
SSD, claim of inability to work
SSD application based on claim of inability to work properly denied… Kilroy/Cavan affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
SSD, myofascial pain, depression, anxiety denial
SSD: Myofascial pain, depression, anxiety not severe impairments additional to accepted DDD, asthma, obesity… Johnston affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]