United States Eighth Circuit

Substantial evidence supported the ALJ's finding that claimant did not suffer a severe impairment; the ALJ did not err in discounting claimant's subjective complaints based on the infrequency of treatment, claimant's failure to follow prescribed treatment and the exaggerated nature of claimant's complaints.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/17/2004
• Published 06/17/2004

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY and MELLOY, Circuit Judges, and ERICKSON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who represented appellant was James H. Green of Kansas City, MO.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who represented appellee was Susan Meehan, AUSA, of Kansas City, MO, and Frank V. Smith, III, Social Security Admin, Kansas City, MO.