Plaintiff appealed from the denial of his application for supplemental security income. Although plaintiff was found to suffer from borderline intellectual functioning, learning delays, schizoaffective disorder, and mood, personality, and anxiety disorders, an ALJ concluded that plaintiff could perform his ...

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Plaintiff applied for supplemental security income. At a hearing where a psychological expert, plaintiff’s counselor and a vocational expert testified, the ALJ granted no weight to the counselor’s opinion and concluded that plaintiff’s impairments did not equal the severity of ...

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Petitioner appealed the district court’s judgment affirming the denial of petitioner’s application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. Where substantial evidence supported the ALJ’s finding that petitioner’s impairments did not meet any listings and where petitioner’s post-hearing evidence ...

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Plaintiff appealed the district court’s upholding of the denial of plaintiff’s application for supplemental security income, challenging the administrative law judge’s determination of plaintiff’s residual functional capacity Where the ALJ gave valid reasons to discount plaintiff’s subjected mental complaint and ...

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Julin v. Colvin (MLW No. 69339/Case No. 15-1280 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

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