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discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Hacker v. Commissioner of Social Security
W.D.N.Y. · 2023 · signal: see also · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
although the alj did not explicitly discuss listing 11.14, his general conclusion (that solis did not meet a listed impairment) is supported by substantial evidence.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Mahmud v. Saul (2×) also: Cited as authority (rule)
D. Conn. · 2020 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
although the alj did not explicitly discuss listing 11.14, his general conclusion (that did not meet a listed impairment) is supported by substantial evidence.
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Hart v. Commissioner of Social Security
W.D.N.Y. · 2020 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
although the alj did not explicitly discuss listing 11.14, his general conclusion (that solis did not meet a listed impairment) is supported by substantial evidence.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Alicea v. Commissioner of Social Security
D. Conn. · 2022 · confidence medium
See, e.g., Skoric v. Saul, 821 F. App’x 62 , 63 (2d Cir. 2020); Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App’x 46, 49 (2d Cir. 2017).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Steinmetz v. Commissioner of Social Security
W.D.N.Y. · 2022 · confidence medium
“For a claimant to qualify for benefits by showing that his unlisted impairment, or combination of impairments, is equivalent to a listed impairment, he must present medical findings equal in severity to all the criteria for the one most similar listed impairment.” Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App'x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (quoting Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521, 531 (1990)) (internal quotation marks omitted; emphasis in original).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Fornieri v. Commissioner of Social Security
W.D.N.Y. · 2022 · confidence medium
(T. 14.) However, “the absence of an express rationale does not prevent [a reviewing court] from upholding the ALJ's determination regarding [a plaintiff’s] claimed listed impairments, [as long as] portions of the ALJ's decision and the evidence before him indicate that his conclusion was supported by substantial evidence.” Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App’x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (citing Berry v. Schweiker, 675 F.2d 464, 468 (2d Cir. 1982)).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Torres v. Commissioner of Social Security
W.D.N.Y. · 2021 · confidence medium
With respect to the ALJ’s determination at this step, “the absence of an express rationale does not prevent [a reviewing court] from upholding the ALJ’s 9 determination regarding [a claimant]’s claimed listed impairments, [as long as] portions of the ALJ’s decision and the evidence before him indicate that his conclusion was supported by substantial evidence.” Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App'x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (quoting Berry v. Schweiker, 675 F.2d 464, 468 (2d Cir. 1982) (per curiam)).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Parnell v. Commissioner of Social Security
W.D.N.Y. · 2021 · confidence medium
Accordingly, “[f]or a claimant to qualify for benefits by showing that [her] unlisted impairment, or combination of impairments, is equivalent to a listed impairment, [she] must present medical findings equal in severity to all the criteria for the one most similar listed impairment.” Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App'x 46, 49 (2d Cir. 2017) (summary order) (quoting Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521, 531 (1990) (internal quotation marks omitted; emphasis in original)).
discussed Cited "see" Civitello v. Kijakazi
D. Conn. · 2023 · signal: accord · confidence high
However, “the absence of an express rationale does not prevent [the court] from upholding the ALJ’s determination” so long as “the ALJ’s decision and the evidence before him indicate that his conclusion was supported by substantial evidence.” Id.; accord Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App’x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (citing Schweiker).
discussed Cited "see" Jameson v. Commissioner of Social Security
W.D.N.Y. · 2023 · signal: see · confidence high
See Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App’x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (summary order) (“Although the ALJ did not explicitly discuss Listing 11.14, his general conclusion (that Solis did not meet a listed impairment) is supported by substantial evidence.”). “paragraph C” criteria are satisfied.
discussed Cited "see" Camacho v. Commissioner of Social Security
S.D.N.Y. · 2022 · signal: see · confidence high
See Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App’x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (citing Berry v. Schweiker, 675 F.2d 464, 468 (2d Cir. 1982) (“[T]he absence of an express rationale does not prevent us from upholding the ALJ’s determination regarding appellant’s claimed listed impairments, since portions of the ALJ’s decision and the evidence before him indicate that his conclusion was supported by substantial evidence.”)).
discussed Cited "see" Quicksey-Williams v. Commissioner of Social Security
W.D.N.Y. · 2021 · signal: see · confidence high
See Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App’x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (summary order) (affirming the agency’s decision where an ALJ’s “general conclusion” that claimant did not meet a listed impairment was supported by substantial evidence, even where the ALJ did not discuss a particular listed impairment); see also Berry v. Schweiker, 675 F.2d 464, 468 (2d Cir. 1982) (per curiam) (“[T]he absence of an express rationale does not prevent us from upholding the ALJ’s determination . . . [where] portions of the ALJ’s decision and the evidence before him indicate that his conclusion was suppor…
discussed Cited "see" Songsangworn v. Commissioner of Social Security
W.D.N.Y. · 2021 · signal: see · confidence high
However, even the absence of an express rationale for an ALJ's step three conclusion does not prevent a reviewing court from upholding the determination so long as the court is “able to look to other portions of the ALJ's decision and to clearly credible evidence in finding that his determination was supported by substantial evidence.” Berry, 675 F.2d at 469 ; see Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App'x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (an ALJ’s failure to discuss a specific Listing is not per se remandable error, so long as the ALJ’s “general conclusion” that plaintiff did not meet a Listing is sup…
discussed Cited "see" Woodruff v. Berryhill
N.D.N.Y. · 2020 · signal: accord · confidence high
To show that an impairment meets or is medically equal to a listing, a claimant must show that her impairments “meet all of the specified criteria.” Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521, 530 (1990); accord Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App’x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017).
discussed Cited "see" Jones v. Berryhill
S.D.N.Y. · 2019 · signal: accord · confidence high
An impairment that manifests only some of those criteria, no matter how severely, does not qualify.” Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521, 530 (1990) (footnote, citations, and emphasis omitted); see also 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1525 (c)(3), 404.1529(d)(2)-(3); accord Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App’x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (summary order); Gonzalez ex rel.
discussed Cited "see" Martin v. Commissioner of Social Security
N.D.N.Y. · 2019 · signal: accord · confidence high
To show that an impairment meets or is medically equal to a listing, a claimant must show that her impairments “meet all of the specified criteria.” Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521, 530 (1990); accord Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App’x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017); King v. Astrue, 32 F. Supp. 3d 210, 218 (N.D.N.Y. 2012).
cited Cited "see" Crespo v. Commissioner of Social Security
D. Conn. · 2019 · signal: see · confidence high
See Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App’x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017).
discussed Cited "see" Blau v. Commissioner of Social Security (2×)
S.D.N.Y. · 2019 · signal: accord · confidence high
An impairment that manifests only some of those criteria, no matter how severely, does not qualify.” Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521, 530 (1990) (footnote, citations, and emphasis omitted); see also 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1525 (c)(3), 404.1529(d)(2)-(3); accord Solis v. Berryhill, 692 F. App’x 46, 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (summary order); Gonzalez ex rel.
discussed Cited "see" Distefano v. Berryhill (2×)
S.D. Ill. · 2019 · signal: accord · confidence high
An impairment that manifests only some of those criteria, no matter how severely, does not qualify." Sullivan v. Zebley , 493 U.S. 521 , 530, 110 S.Ct. 885 , 107 L.Ed.2d 967 (1990) (footnote, citations, and emphasis omitted); see also 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1525 (c)(3), 404.1529(d)(2)-(3) ; accord Solis v. Berryhill , 692 F. App'x 46 , 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (summary order); Gonzalez ex rel.
examined Cited "see" Conetta v. Berryhill (3×)
S.D. Ill. · 2019 · signal: accord · confidence high
An impairment that manifests only some of those criteria, no matter how severely, does not qualify." Sullivan v. Zebley , 493 U.S. 521 , 530, 110 S.Ct. 885 , 107 L.Ed.2d 967 (1990) (footnote, citations, and emphasis omitted); see also 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1525 (c)(3), 404.1529(d)(2)-(3) ; accord Solis v. Berryhill , 692 F. App'x 46 , 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (summary order); Gonzalez ex rel.
discussed Cited "see" Scully v. Berryhill (2×)
S.D. Ill. · 2017 · signal: accord · confidence high
See Berry v. Schweiker , 675 F.2d 464 , 468 (2d Cir. 1982) ("[A]bsence of an express rationale does not prevent us from upholding the ALJ's determination regarding appellant's claimed listed impairments, since portions of the ALJ's decision and the evidence before him indicate that his conclusion was supported by substantial evidence."); accord Solis v. Berryhill , 692 Fed.Appx. 46 , 48-49 (2d Cir. 2017) (summary order).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Perozzi v. Berryhill
S.D. Ill. · 2018 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See , e.g. , Solis v. Berryhill , 692 Fed.Appx. 46 , 48 (2d Cir. 2017) (summary order) ("Although the ALJ did not explicitly discuss Listing 11.14, his general conclusion (that Solis did not meet a listed impairment) is supported by substantial evidence.") (citing Berry , 675 F.2d at 468 ); Salmini , 371 Fed.Appx. at 112-13 ("Here, although the ALJ might have been more specific in detailing the reasons for concluding that plaintiff's condition did not satisfy a listed impairment, other portions of the ALJ's detailed decision, along with plaintiff's own testimony, demonstrate that substantial e…
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Francisco SOLIS, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Nancy A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee
16-1692-cv.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Jun 5, 2017.
692 F. App'x 46
FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT: FRANCISCO SOLIS, pro se, Danbury, CT., FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLEE: KATHRYN POLLACK, Special Assistant United States Attorney (Stephen P. Conte, Regional Chief Counsel—Region II, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security Administration, on the brief), for Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, New Haven, CT.
Kearse, Jacobs, Livingston.
Cited by 23 opinions  |  Unpublished

SUMMARY ORDER

Francisco Solis, pro se, appeals the district court’s decision upholding the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of disability insurance benefits. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts, the procedural history of the case, and the issues on appeal.

[*48] We “conduct a plenary review of the administrative record to determine if there is substantial evidence, considering the record as a whole, to support the Commissioner’s decision and if the correct legal standards have been applied.” Burgess v. Astrue, 537 F.3d 117, 128 (2d Cir. 2008) (internal quotation marks omitted). Applying the substantial-evidence standard means that “once an [administrative law judge (“ALJ”) ] finds facts, we can reject those facts only if a reasonable factfinder would have to conclude otherwise.” Brault v. Soc. Sec. Admin., 683 F.3d 443, 448 (2d Cir. 2012) (internal quotation marks omitted; emphasis omitted).

Upon such review, we conclude that the district court correctly determined that the ALJ applied the proper legal standards, and that the determination that Solis was not disabled between September 1, 2009 (Solis’s alleged disability onset date) and September 30, 2009 (the last date on which he was insured) was supported by substantial evidence. As the magistrate judge correctly determined in her report and recommendation, the evidence showed that Solis was capable of performing jobs that existed within the national and local economies. See 42 U.S.C. § 423(d)(2)(A) (disability must be “of such severity that [an individual] is not only unable to do his previous work but cannot, considering his age, education, and work experience, engage in any other kind of substantial gainful work which exists in the national economy”). Accordingly, we affirm for substantially the same reasons stated in the magistrate judge’s November 2015 report, which was adopted in full by the district court.

The only objection to the magistrate judge’s report that Solis raised (through counsel) was that he met the requirements of Listing 11.14 (peripheral neuropathy), which was not specifically addressed by the ALJ. All other arguments are therefore waived given, at the conclusion of her report, the magistrate judge expressly warned that failure to object “may preclude appellate review.” Comm’r’s App’x at 54. See United States v. Male Juvenile (95-CR-1074), 121 F.3d 34, 38 (2d Cir. 1997) (“We have adopted the rule that failure to object timely to a magistrate judge’s report may operate as a waiver of any further judicial review of the.decision, as long as the parties receive clear notice of the consequences of their failure to object.”). Although we may excuse the failure in the interest of justice, id. at 39, we decline to exercise our discretion to do so here, as the record reflects no injustice that would be remedied by reaching the merits of Solis’s waived arguments.

Solis’s challenge to the ALJ’s listing determination is meritless. Although the ALJ did not explicitly discuss Listing 11.14, his general conclusion (that Solis did not meet a listed impairment) is supported by substantial evidence. See Berry v. Schweiker, 675 F.2d 464, 468 (2d Cir. 1982) (per cu-riam) (“[T]he absence of an express rationale does not prevent us from upholding the ALJ’s determination regarding appellant’s claimed listed impairments, since portions of the ALJ’s decision and the evidence before him indicate that his conclusion was supported by substantial evidence.”).

“For a claimant to qualify for benefits by showing that his unlisted impairment, or combination of impairments, is equivalent to a listed impairment, he must present medical findings equal in severity to all the criteria for the one most similar listed impairment.” Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521, 531, 110 S.Ct. 885, 107 L.Ed.2d 967 (1990) (internal quotation marks omitted; emphasis in original). Under Listing 11.14, peripheral neuropathy is defined as:

[*49] A. Disorganization of motor function in two extremities (see 11.00D1), resulting in an extreme limitation (see 11.00D2) in the ability to stand up from a seated position, balance while standing or walking, or use the upper extremities; or B. Marked limitation (see 11.00G2) in physical functioning (see 11.00G3a), and in one of the following: 1. Understanding, remembering, or applying information (see 11.00G3b(i)); or 2. Interacting with others (see 11.00G3b(ii)); or 3. Concentrating, persisting, or maintaining pace (see 11.00G3b(iii)); or 4, Adapting or managing oneself (see 11.00G3b(iv)).

20 C.F.R. § 404, Subpt. P, App. 1, § 11.14. “Extreme limitation” refers to “the inability to stand up from a seated position, maintain balance in a standing position and while walking, or use your upper extremities to independently initiate, sustain, and complete work-related activities” without assistance. M. § 11.00(D)(2). In contrast, “marked limitation means that, due to the signs and symptoms of your neurological disorder, you are seriously limited in the ability to independently initiate, sustain, and complete work-related physical activities.” Id. § 11.00(G)(2)(a). And “[t]he persistent and intermittent symptoms must result in a serious limitation in your ability to do a task or activity on a sustained basis.” Id.

This record demonstrates that Solis was not extremely limited in his ability to function. Although his daughter testified that he had difficulty standing without assistance, Solis himself stated that he used assistive devices only for extreme pain. Further, the evidence showed that Solis was neither markedly nor extremely impaired. In 2009, around the time of his disability onset date, Solis worked as a landscaper and machinist. In 2010 and 2011, he reported that, as a part of his daily activities, he was able to clean and repair his home, use a tractor, drive, and run errands. The ALJ’s conclusion that Solis did not meet any of the listed impairments during the relevant period is therefore supported by substantial evidence.

We also decline to remand based on the new medical records attached to Solis’s brief. For this Court to remand based on new evidence, an appellant must show that “the proffered evidence is (1) new and not merely cumulative of what is already in the record, ... that it is (2) material, that is, both relevant to the claimant’s condition during the time period for which benefits were denied and probative, .., [and] (3) [that there is] good cause for [his] failure to present the evidence earlier.” Tirado v. Bowen, 842 F.2d 595, 597 (2d Cir. 1988) (citations and internal quotation marks omitted). Materiality also requires “a reasonable possibility that the new evidence would have influenced the [Commissioner] to decide claimant’s application differently.” Id.

The new records Solis offers are immaterial. They are from 2015 and 2016, well after the time period at issue here. Further, the records do not “disclose the severity and continuity of impairments existing before the earning requirement date or [] identify additional impairments which could reasonably be presumed to have been present.” Pollard v. Halter, 377 F.3d 183, 194 (2d Cir. 2004) (quoting Lisa v. Sec’y of Health & Human Servs., 940 F.2d 40, 44 (2d Cir. 1991)). They chiefly concern treatments Solis received after a 2015 car accident, and, to the extent they discuss his medical history, they mention symptoms, conditions, and observations that are similar to those in the medical records considered by the ALJ.

We have considered all of Solis’s remaining arguments and find them to be without[*50] merit. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is hereby AFFIRMED.