Steele

MEMORANDUM

Kenneth Steele appeals the district court’s order affirming a determination he is not entitled to social security disability insurance benefits. Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we do not recite them here. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Steele contends the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) erred by failing to follow the instructions accompanying a remand for further administrative proceedings. The remand directed the ALJ to further develop the record, to obtain expert medical testimony, to discuss lay witness evidence, and to reevaluate Steele’s ability to perform past relevant work. Upon review of the record, we find the second ALJ hearing remedied each of the identified deficiencies of the prior hearing in compliance with the instructions on remand.

Steele argues the ALJ improperly assessed his credibility. A disability" determination “must contain reasons for the finding on credibility, supported by the evidence in the ease record, and must be sufficiently specific to make clear to the individual and to any subsequent reviewers the weight the adjudicator gave to the individual’s statements and the reasons for that…