United States Eighth Circuit

In a dispute involving disability insurance benefits, district court order affirming the denial of plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income is reversed where: 1) the ALJ's finding that plaintiff retained the residual functional capacity to perform her past work was not supported by substantial evidence; 2) the ALJ's finding that plaintiff's medical noncompliance was not justifiable and precludes a finding of disability is not supported by substantial evidence; and 3) the medical evidence showed claimant suffers from a severe mental impairment and cannot be expected to engage in gainful employment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/06/2009
• Published 05/06/2009

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Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

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