Kamann v. Astrue, No. 12-3396 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff appealed the denial of his application for social security disability insurance benefits. The court concluded that the ALJ met his duty to fully and fairly develop the record; the district court correctly upheld the ALJ's determination of plaintiff's residual functioning capacity (RFC); and the court rejected plaintiff's contention that the ALJ used an improper standard to discount plaintiff's credibility. Accordingly, the court affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the SSA.
Court Description: Civil case - Social Security. ALJ met his duty to fully and fairly develop the record on claimant's mental impairments; the ALJ's residual functional capacity determination was supported by substantial evidence; the ALJ properly evaluated claimant's credibility. [ July 29, 2013
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