6th Circuit Says Substantial Evidence Test Met In Social Security Benefits Denial

Mealey's (July 29, 2022, 9:28 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI  — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 27 affirmed a district court decision upholding the determination of an administrative law judge (ALJ) that a man seeking disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income through the Social Security Administration (SSA) did not have a disability under the terms of the Social Security Act, finding that a vocational expert’s testimony at the man’s ALJ “hearing amounted to substantial evidence supporting the ALJ’s decision.”...