USCA 10th Excludes Reports Having No Bearing on Disability

The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of social security disability benefits where the Appeals Council did not consider evidence of medical reports that had no bearing on the plaintiff's disability prior to the date of the ALJ's hearing decision. In Chambers v. Barnhart (11-23-04 - No. 02-5163), Plaintiff Sally Chambers appealed a final judgment entered by the magistrate judge pursuant to the parties' consent under 28 U.S.C. section 636(c)(1), upholding the Commissioner's denial of her applications for social security disability benefits and supplemental security income p...