Sheresa Exum v. Frank Bisgnano, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

Summary

The document is a proposed findings and recommended disposition in Sheresa Exum’s appeal from the Social Security Administration’s denial of disability insurance benefits. The magistrate judge recommends affirming the Commissioner’s decision and dismissing the complaint with prejudice, concluding that the ALJ’s findings were supported by substantial evidence and were not based on legal error.

Holdings

1. The Commissioner's decision was supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole and was not based on legal error.
2. The ALJ was not required to include mental limitations in the RFC solely because the ALJ found mild limitations under the paragraph B criteria.
3. The objective evidence did not establish that Exum's dizziness and light sensitivity substantially impaired her ability to perform work-related activities.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Commissioner's denial of disability insurance benefits was supported by substantial evidence and free of legal error.
2. Whether the ALJ improperly failed to include mental limitations in the residual functional capacity assessment after finding mild limitations under the paragraph B criteria.
3. Whether the ALJ improperly discounted the alleged work-related effects of dizziness and light sensitivity.

Disposition

dismissed