



Disabilities: Arthritis, Diabetes, and Hypertension
Federal Social Security Brief: Appeals Council Disability Denial
Federal Magistrate Judge: Frank J. Lynch, Jr.
United States District Court: Eleventh Circut, Southern District of Florida
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2. The ALJ erred by not requiring the testimony of a Vocational Expert at the Hearing, although in his Decision finding Claimant not disabled, he relied upon the report of the post-Hearing consultative examiner who found Claimant limited in his ability to climb stairs and ramps, climb ladders or scaffolds, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, work at unprotected heights, work around moving mechanical parts, and operate a motor vehicle.
A claimant who could not perform work requiring climbing, balancing, working at heights or around dangerous machinery has been found unable to perform the full range of work. Welch v. Bowen, 854 F.2d 436, 439 (11th Cir. 1988). A claimant who was found not able to perform work that required prolonged stooping was found unable to perform the full range of work. Walker v. Bowen, 826 F.2d 996, 1003 (11th Cir. 1987). A claimant who was precluded from working around unprotected heights or dangerous moving machinery was found unable to perform the full range of work. Marbury v. Sullivan, 957 F.2d 837, 839 (11th Cir. 1992).
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