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091123P.pdf 05/10/2010 Justan Carlson v. Michael Astrue
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 09-1123
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa - Davenport
[PUBLISHED] [Colloton, Author, with Benton, Circuit Judge, and
Piersol, District Judge]
Civil Case - social security. The decision to deny supplemental security
income benefits is affirmed. The ALJ fulfilled the requirement to decide
medical equivalence. The ultimate decision that claimant did not meet or
equal Listing 5.08 is supported by substantial evidence and the ALJ
applied the correct legal standard.