Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Astrue
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided September 8, 2010No. Case 09-CV-378-PBPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PAUL BARBADORO, District Judge.
Melissa Simmons appeals from the Social Security Commissioner’s denial of her application for Disability benefits. She faults the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) who denied her claims both for failing to find that she met the requirements of the listing for multiple sclerosis and for refusing to seek testimony from a vocational rehabilitation expert before determining that a significant number of jobs existed in the national economy that Simmons could perform in spite of her multiple sclerosis. For the reasons set forth below, I affirm the…
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