Peter Owens, II v. Commissioner of Social Security

Peter Owens, II, appeals the magistrate judge’s order affirming the Social Security Administration’s denial of his application for disability insurance benefits, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and supplemental security income, 42 U.S.C. § 1383(c)(3). On appeal, Owens argues that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) erroneously concluded that Owens’s nonexertional limitations fell short of significantly affecting the occupational base, without obtaining the testimony of a vocational expert (“VE”). He further argues that, at a minimum, the ALJ failed to provide sufficient reasoning to permit a court to…