United States Eighth Circuit

ALJ did not err in refusing to give controlling weight to claimant's treating clinicians' opinions as to his functional capacity, as those opinions were not supported by the other evidence, including claimant's own testimony; ALJ's finding concerning claimant's mental residual functional capacity was supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/13/2004
• Published 05/13/2004

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MAGILL, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas A. Krause, argued, West Des Moines, IA (Michael DePree, Davenport, IA on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Inga Bumbary-Langston, argued, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Des Moines, IA (Frank V. Smith, Chief Counsel, Region VII, Social Security Administration and Christina Young Mein, Asst. Regional Counsel, SSA on the brief), for appellee.