Olsen v. Colvin

ORDER

Mary Olsen is 44 years old and suffers from degenerative disc disease and carpal tunnel syndrome. The Social Security Administration denied her application for disability insurance benefits, and the district court upheld that determination. Olsen appeals, challenging the administrative law judge’s conclusions that she exaggerated the intensity and persistence of her symptoms and that as of her date last insured, she had the residual functional capacity (“RFC”) to perform medium work. Underlying both contentions is Olsen’s insistence that the ALJ mischaracterized the medical evidence.…