Barber v. Astrue, No. 10-5134 (10th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff Duane Barber (Barber) appealed the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of benefits claiming that an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) failed to properly consider the evidence he presented in support of his claim. Plaintiff claimed he was disabled by schizophrenia, anti-social personality disorder, depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. Barber eventually applied for Supplemental Security Income but the ALJ concluded at step five of the five-step evaluation process that Plaintiff was not disabled. The Appeals Council denied review, and a magistrate judge, acting on the parties' consent, affirmed. Plaintiff then brought his appeal to the Tenth Circuit. Upon review of the administrative record, the Tenth Circuit found that the ALJ properly explained his findings throughout. Because the record supported the ALJ's decision in this case, the Tenth Circuit affirmed the ALJ's decision to deny Plaintiff's application for benefits.
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