Steven Friend v. Commissioner of Social Security

Steven J. Friend (“Friend”) appeals from the district court’s judgment affirming the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying Friend’s applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. He argues that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) that heard his case erred in determining his “residual functional capacity” (“RFC”) as required by Social Security regulations; this error, Friend claims, arises from the ALJ’s unwarranted rejection of the conclusions of Friend’s treating physicians, and from the ALJ’s failure to take into account…