Buford v. Colvin, No. 15-3006 (8th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff alleged a disability due to gout, arthritis, back pain, diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. In this appeal, he challenged the denial of his application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 405. The ALJ found that plaintiff was capable of performing his past relevant work as a farm worker. The court concluded that the ALJ's determination that plaintiff's residual functioning capacity (RFC) to do medium work, with some limitations, is supported by substantial evidence and that the ALJ sufficiently developed the record. In this case, the objective medical findings do not support the degree of limitation alleged by plaintiff. Finally, the court rejected plaintiff's contention that the ALJ failed to adequately develop the record. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Shepherd, Author, with Wollman and Arnold, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Social Security. The ALJ did not err in finding claimant retained the residual functional capacity to do medium work, with some limitations, and did not err in determining he could perform his past relevant work as a farm laborer.
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