United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of disability benefits is reversed and remanded where the ALJ did not articulate why a hypothetical question posed to a vocational expert that closely encompassed the applicant's residual functional capacity was not persuasive in the final assessment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/19/2007
• Published 07/19/2007

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was E. Gregory Wallace of Buies Creek, NC.   Also appearing on the brief was Anthony W. Bartels of Jonesboro, AR.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Carolyn Ann Ebbers, Special AUSA, Dallas, TX.   Also appearing on the brief were Stacey E. McCord, AUSA, and Tina M. Waddell, Regional Chief Counsel, SSA.