Dennis Hoyman v. Commissioner Social Security

OPINION *

RENDELL, Circuit Judge:

Dennis Hoyman appeals his denial of supplemental security income benefits (“SSI”). Hoyman raises three issues on appeal: (1) that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) improperly discounted his primary doctor’s opinion and substituted his lay opinion for hers; (2) that the ALJ improperly failed to consider Hoyman’s obesity in his residual functional capacity (“RFC”) determination; and (3) that the ALJ erred in assessing Hoyman’s credibility. We will affirm the District Court’s Order affirming the ALJ’s ruling.

I. Background

Hoyman has applied for SSL His primary…