Opinion ID: 688361
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Residual Functional Capacity Assessment Form

Text: 20 Halper claims that the ALJ erred by not completing a Residual Functional Capacity Assessment Form and appending it to her decision. 21 Social Security regulation 85-15 requires that the ALJ make an individualized assessment of claimant's ability to work at a particular job. Completion of an Evaluation of Mental Impairments is required by 20 C.F.R. Sec.404.1520a (1987). Section 404.1520a(d) requires preparation of a standard document called a Psychiatric Review Technique Form. Woody v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 859 F.2d 1156, 1159 (3rd Cir. 1988). 22 The ALJ completed the form, and appended it to her decision. 8 The ALJ must discuss in her opinion the evidence she considered in reaching the conclusions expressed on the form. Id. See Sec.404.1520a(c)(4). There is competent evidence in the record to support the ALJ's conclusions, and the evidence considered is reflected in her decision.