United States Eighth Circuit

In appeal after denial of social security benefits, administrative law judge properly evaluated subjective complaints of back pain by requiring objective medical evidence to substantiate severity, in finding that claimant was able to return to light work.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/05/2002
• Published 06/05/2002

Judges

• McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN and RILEY, Circuit Judges, and KORNMANN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Danny C. Wilmoth, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Inga Bumbary-Langston, United States Attorney, argued, Des Moines, IA (Frank V. Smith III, Chief Counsel, Region VII, Social Security Administration, and Susan Meehan, Asst. Regional Counsel, SSA, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.