Gann v. Berryhill, No. 16-2168 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit reversed the denial of disability insurance benefits (DIB) and supplemental security income (SSI), holding that substantial evidence was insufficient to support the ALJ's denial of benefits. In this case, the ALJ's residual functional capacity assessment and hypothetical question to the vocational expert (VE) did not contain all impairments supported by substantial evidence in the record, and thus the VE's testimony was not substantial evidence.
Court Description: Shepherd, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Benton, Circuit Judge] Civil case - Social Security. The ALJ's Residual Functional Capacity assessment and the the hypothetical question posed to the Vocational Expert did not contain all of the impairments supported by substantial evidence in the record, and the Vocational Expert's testimony was not, therefore substantial evidence to support the ALJ's decision denying benefits. Remanded for further proceedings.
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