Eddie Sampson v. Commissioner of Social Security

Eddie Sampson appeals the district court’s order affirming the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) denial of his application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g) and 1388(c)(3), respectively. On appeal, Sampson offers two main challenges to the ALJ’s decision. First, he contends that the ALJ failed to properly evaluate and weigh the medical opinions of his treating physicians and, as a result, crafted a residual functional capacity that was not supported by substantial evidence. Second, he contends that the ALJ failed to articulate…