ADKERSON v. SAUL SSA (2021)

[Unpublished]

Travis Adkerson appeals the district court's ¹ order affirming the denial of disability insurance benefits. We agree with the district court that substantial evidence in the record as a whole supports the adverse decision. See Vance v. Berryhill, 860 F.3d 1114, 1117 (8th Cir. 2017) (standard of review; Commissioner's decision will be upheld if it is supported by substantial evidence in record as whole, where substantial evidence is enough that reasonable mind might accept it as adequate to support decision). Specifically, we find that the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ's) findings discounting Adkerson's alleged deficits in concentrating and adapting to work changes were supported by substantial evidence. Even if--as Adkerson argues--the mental status examination findings cited by the ALJ were not inconsistent with his subjective complaints, the ALJ also found that Adkerson's treatment history and daily activities were inconsistent with his complaints. See Hamman v. Berryhill, 680 Fed. Appx. 493, 495 (8th Cir. 2017) (unpublished per curiam) (even if ALJ erred by citing lack of objective medical evidence in discrediting claimant's complaints, reversal was not warranted, as ALJ's findings that claimant's treatment history and daily activities were inconsistent with alleged limitations provided substantial evidence to support adverse credibility determination).

The judgment is affirmed.

FOOTNOTES

1.   The Honorable Brian C. Wimes, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.

PER CURIAM.