Micheal J. B. v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma reviewed the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of Micheal J. B.’s application for disability insurance benefits. The court held that the administrative law judge properly evaluated the medical opinion evidence and the claimant’s subjective symptoms, and that the decision was supported by substantial evidence. The court affirmed the Commissioner’s decision on March 31, 2026.

Holdings

1. The ALJ applied the correct legal standards and adequately articulated the supportability and consistency reasons for finding Dr. Chan's opinion unpersuasive.
2. The ALJ properly evaluated Plaintiff's subjective symptoms, and substantial evidence supported the finding that the alleged intensity, persistence, and limiting effects of those symptoms were inconsistent with the record.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the ALJ properly evaluated the supportability and consistency of Dr. Leslie Chan's medical opinion under 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520c and 416.920c.
2. Whether the ALJ properly evaluated the intensity, persistence, and limiting effects of Plaintiff's subjective symptoms under SSR 16-3p and 20 C.F.R. § 404.1529.

Disposition

affirmed