Denial of SSI Benefits Affirmed

In Johnson v. Astrue, No. 10-1124, plaintiff’s appeal from the district court’s affirmance of the Social Security Commissioner’s denial of his claim for Supplemental Security Income, the court affirmed where 1) the record of plaintiff’s IQ was sufficiently developed, and the ALJ did not commit reversible error by failing to request that a doctor administer an IQ test; and 2) the residual functional capacity finding employed in the hypothetical to the vocational expert was acceptable, and the ALJ’s finding based on the expert’s response was supported by substantial evidence.

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  • Read the Eighth Circuit’s Decision in Johnson v. Astrue, No. 10-1124

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