James L. Batson, Sr. v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
- Decided
- March 9, 2004
- Docket
- 02-35471
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- concluding that, even if the record did not support one of the ALJ’s stated reasons for disbelieving a claimant’s testimony, the error was harmless — Cynthia Farr v. Nancy Berryhill (2017)
- holding that if evidence exists to support more than one rational interpretation, the court is bound to uphold the ALJ’s findings — Arndt v. Commissioner Social Security Administration (2020)
- concluding that the ALJ’s evaluation of the claimant’s subjective symptom testimony may be upheld even if all the reasons proffered are not valid — Thomas v. Commissioner Social Security Administration (2023)
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How the opinion begins
GOULD, Circuit Judge.
James L. Batson, Sr. appeals the district court’s affirmance of the Social Security Commissioner’s (“Commissioner’s”) denial of his application for disability insurance benefits under Sections 216(i) and 223 of the Social Security Act. Batson contends that the decision of the Social Security Administration Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) that Batson was not disabled as defined by the Social Security Act, and therefore not eligible for Social Security disability insurance benefits, is not supported by substantial evidence and is based on an improper application of legal precedent. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 to consider Batson’s appeal. Because substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s decision and the ALJ committed no legal error, we affirm.
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James L. Batson, Sr. v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, 359 F.3d 1190 (2004)Read the full opinion
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