United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of an application for Social Security disability insurance and supplemental security income benefits is affirmed over claims that the ALJ erred by: 1) declining to give controlling weight to the opinion of claimant's primary treating physician; 2) failing to consider the severity and disabling nature of fibromyalgia; and 3) finding her testimony less than fully credible.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/15/2007
• Published 03/15/2007

Judges

• SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dennis C. O'Dell, Schmidt, Kirby & Sullivan, P.C., Springfield, MO, argued, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Pamela A. Kultgen, Spec. Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued (Bradley J. Schlozman, U.S. Atty., C. Geraldine Umphenour, Spec. Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee;  Frank V. Smith III, Chief Counsel, Region VII, Social Sec. Admin., Kansas City, MO, of counsel.