United States Tenth Circuit

Denial of plaintiff's applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Act is affirmed over two meritless claims that the Appeals Council improperly invaded an administrative law judge's province and improperly analyzed a treating physician's opinions, and two additional waived, unpreserved claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/26/2006
• Published 04/26/2006

Judges

• PORFILIO, Circuit Judge., Before TYMKOVICH, PORFILIO, and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Helen Laura Lopez, Santa Fe, NM, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David C. Iglesias, U.S. Attorney, Cynthia L. Weisman, Assistant U.S. Atty., Tina M. Waddell, Regional Chief Counsel, Michael McGaughran, Deputy Regional Chief Counsel, Katauna J. King, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Region VI, Social Security Administration, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.