United States Eighth Circuit

District court's denial of claimant's application for supplemental security income is affirmed where: 1) it was permissible for the ALJ to discount the opinion of treating physician that was inconsistent with the physician's clinical treatment notes, and physician's conclusory opinions with respect to the ultimate determination of disability was not supported by evidence; and 2) ALJ's formulation of claimant's mental residual functional capacity was supported by evidence on the record.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/27/2009
• Published 08/27/2009

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, HANSEN and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

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


• For Appellees:
  
• J. Richard Hernandez, argued, Michael McGaughran, Regional Chief Counsel, Region VI, Mark J. Kingsolver, Special AUSA, SSA, on the briefs, Dallas, TX, for appellee.