Opinion of the Court — Kirby v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

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Type: Opinion of the Court
Filed: June 14, 2002
Case: Kirby v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
Case status: Decided

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ORDER Jenna L. Kirby appeals a district court order granting summary judgment for the defendant after the Commissioner of So *183 cial Security denied her applications for social security disability and supplemental security income benefits. The parties have waived oral argument, and this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a). In , 1996, Kirby filed her applications for disability benefits, alleging that she was disabled because she suffered from seizures, migraine headaches, memory loss, and diabetes. Upon review of Kirby’s applications, the administrative law judge (ALJ) concluded that she suffered from the severe impairments of seizure disorder and a depressive disorder, but she did not have an impairment or combination of impairments that met or equaled the requirements set forth in the Commissioner’s Listing of Impairments. The ALJ also concluded that Kirby retained the ability to perform a full range of work, except that she was moderately limited in her ability to maintain attention and concentration and interact socially, and Kirby could not perform work that required her to be around heights or moving machinery. In light of her res…

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