Cypress v. Colvin, No. 14-3725 (8th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff appealed the denial of supplemental security income (SSI) and disability insurance benefits (DIB). The court concluded that there is no proof that the ALJ did not consider the nurse practitioner's opinion as an "other" medical source; the ALJ rightly disregarded the nurse practitioner's opinion that plaintiff was unable to work because that involves an issue reserved for the Commissioner and is not the type of "medical opinion" to which the Commissioner gives controlling weight; and the ALJ's determination of plaintiff's residual functioning capacity (RFC) that she could perform the standing and walking requirements of light work is supported by substantial evidence. Further, substantial evidence supports the ALJ's decision to not include additional manipulative limitations. Accordingly, the court affirmed the district court's order upholding the denial of SSI and DIB benefits.
Court Description: Shepherd, Author, with Loken and Beam, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Social Security. The Commissioner's determination that claimant could perform light work was supported by the record as a whole; substantial evidence supported the ALJ's decision not to include manipulative limitations as the record showed claimant retained a full range of motion in her hands and wrists and full muscle strength.
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