Legal Opinion
Elena R. v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided November 17, 2025No. 2:24-cv-01235Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO ELENA R.,1 Plaintiff, v. Civ. No. 24-1235 SCY FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff argues that the Commissioner committed error when denying the claim for disability insurance benefits brought by Plaintiff’s deceased spouse (“Claimant”) under the Social Security Act,
42 U.S.C. §§ 401-434. Specifically, Plaintiff asserts that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) improperly terminated the disability process at step two when he discounted evidence of hand tremors from…
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