James Robert Hall v. Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio adopted the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation without objection. The court affirmed the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of James Robert Hall’s claims for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income, concluding that the Administrative Law Judge properly evaluated his impairments, symptoms, and residual functional capacity and that substantial evidence supported the decision.

Holdings

1. The ALJ properly considered Hall's impairments and related limitations when formulating the residual functional capacity determination, and substantial evidence supported that determination.
2. The ALJ evaluated Hall's symptom allegations in accordance with SSR 16-3p, and substantial evidence supported the ALJ's conclusions.
3. Substantial evidence supported the ALJ's finding that Hall retained the residual functional capacity to perform light work with specified limitations.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the ALJ properly applied Social Security Ruling 96-8p in considering Hall's impairments and limitations when determining his residual functional capacity.
2. Whether the ALJ properly evaluated Hall's symptoms under Social Security Ruling 16-3p.
3. Whether substantial evidence supported the ALJ's finding that Hall could perform light work with specified limitations.
4. Whether the magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation should be adopted and the Commissioner's denial of benefits affirmed.

Disposition

affirmed