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Amputee also Suffering from Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) with Chronic Back Pain, Headaches, and Hypertension: Fully Favorable Social Security Disability (Case 9, p.1)

Disabilities: Amputation, degenerative disc disease (DDD) with chronic low back pain, headaches, and hypertension

Notice of Decision: Fully Favorable
Administrative Law Judge: Thurman Anderson
Office of Disability Adjudication & Review (ODAR): Broward County, Florida & Palm Beach County, Florida

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 

After careful consideration of the entire record, the undersigned makes the following findings: 

1. The claimant has not engaged in substantial gainful activity since September 19, 2006, the amended alleged onset date (20 CFR 416.920(b) and 416.971 et seq.). 

2. The claimant has the following severe impairment(s): status post left leg below the knee amputation, degenerative disc disease (DDD) with chronic low back pain, headaches, and hypertension, uncontrolled (20 CFR416.920(c)). 

3. The claimant does not have an impairment or combination of impairments that meets or medically equals one of the listed impairments in 20 CFR Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1 (20 CFR 416.920(d)). 

4. After careful consideration of the entire record, the undersigned finds that the claimant has the residual functional capacity to perform the exertional demands of less than sedentary work, or work which is generally performed while sitting and never requires lifting in excess of 10 pounds (20 CFR, §§404.1567 and 416.967).  The evidence supports a finding that he can lift and carry less than 10 pounds on a regular basis and less than 10 pounds on an occasional basis.  The claimant requires crutches/prosthesis for ambulation. The claimant has a limited ability to do repetitive reaching, handling and fingering. The claimant can sit less than 6 hours in an 8-hour workday and stand/walk less than 2 hours in an 8-hour day. The claimant can never climb ladders/ropes/scaffolds, work in high exposed places, or around other hazardous conditions. The claimant can occasionally climb ramps/stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The undersigned also finds that the claimant's chronic pain symptoms significantly limit his ability to concentrate and complete an 8-hour day, 5-day work week. 

In making this finding, the undersigned considered all symptoms and the extent to which these symptoms can reasonably be accepted as consistent with the objective medical evidence and other evidence, based on the requirements of 20 CFR 416.929 and SSRs 96-4p and 96-7p. The undersigned has also considered opinion evidence in accordance with the requirements of 20 CFR 416.927 and SSRs 96-2p, 96-5p, 96-6p and 06-3p.

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