[Opinion] Social Services – Preponderance of the Evidence Standard

Social Services – Preponderance of the evidence standard

Where an administrative law judge denied an application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income, that decision should be upheld despite the fact that ALJ’s opinion contains no express statement that the findings and decisions are based on a preponderance of the evidence. “Tanya Chapman filed an application with the Social Security Administration (SSA),

Social services – Disability – Irritability – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Where a plaintiff whose application for benefits under the Social Security Act was denied by an administrative law judge has challenged the ALJ’s rejection of the non-examining expert psychiatrist’s finding that the plaintiff “will be prone to occasional irritable verbal outbursts with supervisors,” the ALJ’s determination that the challenged finding is unpersuasive is amply supported by the substantial evidence.