Turpin v. Colvin, No. 13-2269 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseAn ALJ denied plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits, concluding that she was not disabled because there were jobs she could have performed during the relevant period. The Appeals Council then denied review and plaintiff appealed the Commissioner's final decision to the district court. In this appeal, the government challenged the district court's reversal of the Commissioner's decision. The court reversed and affirmed the Commissioner's final decision, concluding that the ALJ's decision was supported by substantial evidence on the record.
Court Description: Civil case - Social Security. The district court erred in reversing the denial of social security benefits as the ALJ's decision that claimant was not disabled was supported by substantial evidence.
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