Vickie Kemp v. Carolyn Colvin

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Charles Kemp (Charles) filed applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. An administrative law judge (ALJ) found that he was not disabled because he could perform a job a vocational expert (VE) identified in response to a hypothetical the ALJ posed. After the Appeals Council denied review, Kemp died. His surviving spouse, Vickie Kemp (Vickie), sought judicial review, and the district court affirmed the Commissioner’s decision. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the VE’s testimony as to what job Charles could perform, despite the…