E.W. v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky reviewed the denial of E.W.’s claim for Disability Insurance Benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). The court held that the administrative law judge’s evaluation of E.W.’s residual functional capacity and subjective symptom statements was supported by substantial evidence. The court denied E.W.’s motion for summary judgment, granted the Commissioner’s motion, and directed entry of judgment for the Commissioner.

Holdings

1. The ALJ adequately explained why E.W.'s statements concerning the intensity, persistence, and limiting effects of his symptoms were not entirely consistent with the medical and other evidence.
2. Substantial evidence supported the ALJ's finding that E.W.'s subjective statements were not entirely consistent with the record and supported the determination that E.W. was not disabled.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the ALJ adequately evaluated E.W.'s statements concerning the intensity, persistence, and limiting effects of his symptoms under 20 C.F.R. § 404.1529.
2. Whether substantial evidence supported the ALJ's residual functional capacity assessment and conclusion that E.W. was not disabled.

Disposition

affirmed