Legal Opinion

Brault v. Social Security Administration

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 29, 2012No. Docket 11-2121-cvPublishedCited by 2,337 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiff-Appellant George Brault appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont (Murtha, J.) affirming the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“the Commissioner”) denying Brault’s application for disability benefits. We conclude the decision of the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) was supported by substantial evidence and was not the product of legal error, and affirm the district court’s judgment.

I. Background

Brault filed an application for a period of disability and Disability Insurance Benefits in September 2007. He claimed that he…

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