United States Second Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint challenging defendant Commissioner's denial of disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act is affirmed, where: 1) the failure of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to conduct an explicit function-by-function analysis at Step Four of a disability determination is not a per se ground for remand; 2) the ALJ's Step Four analysis provides a basis for meaningful judicial review and applies the correct legal standards; and 3) substantial evidence supports the ALJ's residual functional capacity determination.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/05/2013
• Published 09/05/2013

Judges

• PER CURIAM

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel