Janice Collins, on Behalf of Tyrone Williams v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Janice Collins applied to the Social Security Administration for benefits on behalf of her allegedly disabled eleven-year-old son, Tyrone Williams. Her application was rejected, and she requested a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. The ALJ rejected her claim, finding that Tyrone’s medication allowed him to function adequately. Ms. Collins filed the appropriate appeals. Her claim was ultimately denied by the District Court 1 on August 23, 2002. For the reasons given below, we affirm the decision of the District Court.

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Tyrone Williams’s mother had him…