Lott, Jr. v. Colvin, No. 14-1503 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff appealed the denial of his application for social security disability insurance (SSDI). Plaintiff alleged that the ALJ erred by failing to order an intelligence quotient (IQ) test, evaluating plaintiff's intellectual capacity, and accepting a vocational expert's assessment. Without an essential IQ test, the ALJ could not make an informed choice about whether plaintiff's mild mental retardation met listing 12.05C. The court concluded that plaintiff must be afforded an IQ test and a reevaluation of his disability applications. Accordingly, the court reversed and remanded with directions to further develop the record.
Court Description: Civil case - Social Security. The record regarding claimant's intellectual impairment was not fully developed, and the court is unable to determine whether substantial evidence supports the ALJ's finding that the claimant's impairments do not meet or medically equal the listing 12.05 on intellectual disability;on remand the matter should be heard by a new ALJ.
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