United States Eighth Circuit

A decision denying claimant's application for disability insurance benefits is affirmed where: 1) even if certain medical reports were deemed relevant to the issue of claimant's earlier condition, they did not undermine an ALJ's conclusion that claimant could perform sedentary work during the relevant time period; and 2) substantial evidence supported the ALJ's finding that some of claimant's claims about her own pain and limitations were not credible.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/06/2007
• Published 09/06/2007

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, HANSEN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James H. Green, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kevin B. Murphy, Spec. Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO (Bradley J. Schlozman, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee;  Frank V. Smith III, Chief Counsel, Region VII, Social Sec. Admin., Kansas City, MO, of counsel.