Harvey v. Colvin

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Plaintiff appealed the denial of Social Security disability insurance benefits. The ALJ concluded that she suffered from severe but not listed impairments – mood disorder, anxiety disorder, residuals of brain tumor with surgical resection, degenerative disc disease of the thoracic and cervical spine, and scoliosis – but that plaintiff was not disabled because, while she could not perform her past relevant work, she retained the residual functional capacity (RFC) to perform a limited range of light work. In this case, the ALJ expressly incorporated into the RFC work-related limitations suggested by medical source opinions regarding plaintiff's slow pace; the cumulative evidence submitted did not undermine the ALJ's RFC determination; and the ALJ properly weighed and considered the extensive medical evidence in the record in making the RFC determination. Therefore, the court concluded that substantial evidence on the record as a whole supports the ALJ’s decision and the court affirmed the judgment. View "Harvey v. Colvin" on Justia Law