Steed v. Astrue’s Empirical Analysis
524 F.3d 872 · 2008
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 7 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 30 later decisions — most recently July 2021 · most notably Pate-Fires v. Astrue (2009), Moore v. Astrue (2009)
7 federal appellate · 7 district ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636
Relies on Polaski v. Heckler · Goff v. Barnhart · Sheila J. Young v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security · Lowe v. Apfel · Cox v. Astrue
Most-quoted passages
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“Next, we find that the ALJ did not err in discounting Steed’s credibility. As previously noted, the ALJ’s conclusion that Steed’s medical evidence did not support the extent of her reported limitations is supported by substantial evidence. There is also substantial evidence for the ALJ’s observation that Steed’s reported daily activities were inconsistent with her self-reported limitations. Steed reported that she could only stand for fifteen minutes, sit for one to two hours, and lift a half gallon of milk. However, Steed also reported that she could perform housework, take care of her child, cook, and drive.... This case illustrates the importance of our standard of review in social security disability cases. While there is a significant amount of medical evidence in the record, it appears that substantial evidence would support both the ALJ’s conclusion that Steed was not credible, and Steed’s argument to the contrary. However, the ALJ was able to observe Steed during her testimony at the hearing, and this, in addition to the voluminous medical evidence, convinced the ALJ that she was not fully credible and could perform light work. The ALJ is in the best position to make this determination, Ramirez v. Barnhart, 292 F.3d 576, 581 (8th Cir.2002), and we cannot say the ALJ erred in doing so.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“failure to provide medical evidence with this information should not be held against the ALJ when there is medical evidence that supports the ALJ's decision”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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