Kelly Engelhardt v. Carolyn Colvin

MEMORANDUM

Kelly Engelhardt appeals the judgment of the district court affirming the denial of his claim for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . Reviewing de novo, we affirm.

1. Substantial evidence supports the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) finding that Engelhardt’s impairments did not meet or exceed a listed impairment because he was able to ambulate effectively by August 2008. See 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpt. P, App. 1, Part A, §§ 1.02, 1.05; Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521, 530 , 110 S.Ct. 885 , 107 L.Ed.2d 967 (1990). Engelhardt’s physical therapist noted he was able to walk comfortably with his prosthesis and no walking aids. Engel-hardt’s prosthetist noted he was able to walk with increased speed and had “some discomfort at times but [was] doing well” with the new, permanent prosthesis. En-gelhardt testified he travels without assistance to and from school, participates in household chores and childcare and uses a cane only “[t]wo or three times a month ... for balance.”

2. The ALJ included all of Engel-hardt’s limitations supported by the record in his residual functional capacity determination and the…