United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of social security disability and supplemental security income benefits is affirmed where: 1) substantial evidence supported a finding that claimant retained the capacity to perform light work and suffered only mild degenerative changes to her back; and 2) the ALJ did not err in its evaluation of medical evidence or in discounting claimant's credibility.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/06/2008
• Published 05/06/2008

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, BEAM, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eugene Gregory Wallace, argued, Buies Creek, NC (Anthony W. Bartels, Jonesboro, AR, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Tasha Williams Stevenson, argued, Special AUSA, Social Security Admin., Dallas TX, for appellee.