Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-12554-RGS
01-20-2015
BURT J. RYANT v. CAROL COLVIN, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
ORDER ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
I agree with Magistrate Judge Bowler's exhaustive analysis of the record in this appeal of the determination of the Commissioner of Social Security that appellant Burt Ryant is not disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act and is therefore ineligible for Supplemental Security Income Benefits. Consequently, her Recommendation is ADOPTED, Ryant's motion for an Order reversing or remanding the decision of the Commissioner is DENIED, the Commissioner's motion to affirm the decision is ALLOWED, and the appeal is DISMISSED with prejudice. The Clerk will enter judgment for the Commissioner and close the case.
Like Magistrate Judge Bowler, I perceive no error in the ALJ's methodology, factual findings, or application of the law and I see no need to attempt to improve upon her careful recitation of the ALJ's assessment of the medical evidence (particularly as it involved plaintiff's claim of suffering from severe depression). I also agree that credibility determinations by an ALJ, when supported as they are here by specific findings, are entitled to deference and are not to be disturbed on review.
Ryant has filed no objections to the Magistrate Judge Bowler's Report and Recommendation (which issued on December 31, 2014). --------
SO ORDERED.
/s/ Richard G. Stearns
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE