Rucker v. Kijakazi, No. 21-621 (2d Cir. 2022)
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Plaintiff filed for Social Security benefits, but her application was denied by the Social Security Commissioner. The Appeals Council denied review, which made the Commissioner’s decision final. Plaintiff appealed that decision to the district court, which denied her motion and granted the Commissioner’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. Plaintiff appealed that judgment.
The Second Circuit affirmed in part and remanded in part. The court held the district court failed to properly assess Plaintiff’s Residual Functional Capacity (RFC) with regard to her ability to work consistently as well as her limitations regarding social interactions, and that substantial evidence accordingly does not support the determination that Plaintiff’s psychological impairments do not render her disabled. By contrast, the court held that substantial evidence does support the determination that Plaintiff’s physical impairments do not render her disabled.
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