Administrative: Social Security-Denial of Benefits-Residual Functional Capacity

Where a claimant of Social Security disability benefits challenged an order affirming the denial of benefits and supplemental security income, the administrative law judge properly gave little weight to the residual functional capacity opinion of the treating doctor because the doctor had personally examined the claimant only twice when his assessments were normal or reflected only minor abnormalities.

Judgment is affirmed.

McFarland v. Saul (MLW No. 74224/Case No. 19-1407 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri.