Doreen A. v. Commissioner of Social Security

Summary

The document is a Report and Recommendation in a Social Security disability appeal in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The magistrate judge recommends affirming the Commissioner’s denial of Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income, concluding that the Administrative Law Judge adequately evaluated the plaintiff’s alleged mental impairments and that the decision was supported by substantial evidence.

Holdings

1. An ALJ's failure to classify an additional impairment as severe at step two is not reversible error when the ALJ finds at least one severe impairment, continues through the remaining steps, and considers the limiting effects of all impairments in determining the RFC.
2. The ALJ's finding that Plaintiff was not disabled was supported by substantial evidence and should be affirmed.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the ALJ erred by failing to classify Plaintiff's alleged mental impairments as severe at step two of the sequential evaluation.
2. Whether the ALJ failed to consider Plaintiff's mental impairments and resulting limitations when determining her residual functional capacity.
3. Whether the Commissioner's denial of benefits was supported by substantial evidence.

Disposition

affirmed