Summary
The United States District Court for the Western District of New York reviewed the denial of Lisa C.'s application for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. The court held that the ALJ's step-four determination was supported by substantial evidence and did not involve an unresolved conflict between the vocational expert's testimony and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, denying the plaintiff's motion and granting the Commissioner's cross-motion.
Holdings
- The ALJ's step-four determination was supported by substantial evidence and was not the product of legal error.
- The vocational expert's testimony did not present an apparent unresolved conflict with the DOT requiring the ALJ to elicit an additional explanation.
Questions Presented
- Whether the ALJ's step-four finding that Lisa C. could perform her past relevant work was supported by substantial evidence.
- Whether the vocational expert's testimony that Lisa C. could perform her past work created an apparent unresolved conflict with the Dictionary of Occupational Titles because her RFC limited her to occasional handling with her left, non-dominant hand.
Disposition
dismissed
Cases Cited (13)
- Arnone v. Bowen, 882 F.2d 34, 37-38 (2d Cir. 1989)(followed)
- Johnson v. Bowen, 817 F.2d 983, 985-986 (2d Cir. 1987)(followed)
- Moran v. Astrue, 569 F.3d 108, 112 (2d Cir. 2009)(followed)
- Cruz v. Sullivan, 912 F.2d 8, 11 (2d Cir. 1990)(followed)
- Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389, 401 (1971)(followed)
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. NLRB, 305 U.S. 197, 229 (1938)(followed)
- Brault v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner, 683 F.3d 443, 448 (2d Cir. 2012)(followed)
- McIntyre v. Colvin, 758 F.3d 146, 149 (2d Cir. 2014)(followed)
- Nunez v. Commissioner of Social Security, 164 F.4th 60, 67-68 (2d Cir. 2025)(followed)
- Lockwood v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration, 914 F.3d 87, 91 (2d Cir. 2019)(followed)
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