Schmitt v. Kijakazi, No. 20-3341 (8th Cir. 2022)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's order upholding the Commissioner's denial of social security disability insurance benefits (DIB). The court concluded that substantial evidence supported the determination that plaintiff's impairments did not meet or medically equal Listing 11.09B or 12.02. In this case, plaintiff's mental impairment did not cause at least two marked limitations or one extreme limitation, as required by the paragraph B criteria for Listing 12.02. Furthermore, although plaintiff's medical records revealed several minor deficiencies, such as a subtle tremor in her left hand and mild executive dysfunction, those records did not indicate a marked limitation in physical functioning and one of the four areas of mental functioning as required by Listing 11.09B.
Court Description: [Shepherd, Author, with Colloton and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Social Security. The agency decision that claimant's impairments did not meet or medically equal Listing 11.09B or 12.02 and the conclusion that she had the Residual Functional Capacity to do light work were supported by substantial evidence in the record.
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