Legal Opinion
Wells v. Astrue
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 19, 2013No. 12-6234PublishedCited by 449 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
In a social security disability or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) case, an administrative law judge (ALJ) must evaluate the effect of a claimant’s mental impairments on her ability to work using a “special technique” prescribed by the Commissioner’s regulations. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520a(b)-(d), 416.920a(b)-(d). At step two of the Commissioner’s five-step analysis, 1 this special technique requires the ALJ to determine whether the mental impairment is “severe” or “not severe.” Id. §§ 404.1520a(d), 416.920a(d). But the regulations also instruct that even if the ALJ…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Glen W. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Barnhart v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Wilson v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
- William T. WINFREY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Bowman v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by449 opinions
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- Bales v. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
- Suttles v. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
- Kich v. ColvinDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2016
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