Johnson v. Astrue

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding the ALJ accounted for the plaintiff’s limited intellectual functioning by requiring “concrete instructions and limiting the jobs to unskilled or low semi-skilled work.”
• finding the ALJ did not err in failing to request an IQ test because the record was sufficiently developed
• noting the ALJ is required to obtain additional evidence “only if the medical records presented to him do not give sufficient medical evidence to determine whether the claimant is disabled”
• “[A]n ALJ has a duty to fully develop the record, even when the claimant is represented by an attorney.” (internal quotation omitted)
• where medical evidence supported limitations in RFC determination, hypothetical question to vocational expert using those limitations was acceptable, and substantial evidence supported finding that claimant was not disabled
• where medical evidence supported limitations in RFC determination, hypothetical question to vocational expert using those limitations was acceptable, and substantial evidence supported finding that claimant was not disabled

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Martise v. Astrue
  Eighth Circuit· 2011-06-06· cited 658×
• Kevin Byes v. Michael J. Astrue
  Eighth Circuit· 2012-08-02· cited 335×
• Webb v. Berryhill
  U.S. District Court· 2018-03-05· cited 12×
• Agan v. Astrue
  N.D. Iowa· 2013-02-07· cited 3×
• Leapaldt v. Colvin
  D. Nebraska· 2014-01-22· cited 1×
• Hinton v. Astrue
  E.D. Missouri· 2013-02-11

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Robert Ellis v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security Administration.
  Eighth Circuit· 2005-01-03· cited 247×
• Stephen R. Snead v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart
  Eighth Circuit· 2004-03-11· cited 218×
• Kluesner v. Astrue
  Eighth Circuit· 2010-06-10· cited 191×
• Joe F. BARRETT, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee
  Eighth Circuit· 1994-10-27· cited 167×
• Wiese v. Astrue
  Eighth Circuit· 2009-01-16· cited 111×