Raney v. Barnhart, 04-2061.
| Decision Date | 10 February 2005 |
| Docket Number | No. 04-2061.,04-2061. |
| Citation | 396 F.3d 1007 |
| Parties | Cathleen RANEY, Appellant, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Appellee. |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Eighth Circuit |
v.
Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Appellee.
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John A. Bowman, argued, Davenport, Iowa (Thomas A. Krause, on the brief), for appellant.
Christopher D. Hagen, argued, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Des Moines, Iowa (Matthew G. Whitaker, Gary L. Hayward, Frank V. Smith III, and Rhonda Norcross-Kempker, on the brief), for appellee.
Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.
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RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Cathleen Raney (Raney) appeals the district court's1 decision upholding the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration's (Commissioner) denial of supplemental security income (SSI) benefits following a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) and a subsequent denial of review by the Appeals Council. Having reviewed the record and concluding the Commissioner's decision is supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In August 2000, Raney applied for SSI benefits alleging an inability to work since December 29, 1983. Raney, a forty-seven year old mother of six grown children, has a general equivalency diploma (GED) but no relevant past work experience. Raney suffers from numerous physical impairments, including degenerative disc disease, low back pain, diabetes with peripheral neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, steatohepatitis, morbid obesity, hypertension, irregular heartbeat, angina, rheumatoid arthritis, peripheral vascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma. Additionally, Raney suffers from recurrent depression and general anxiety, including panic attacks.
The ALJ determined the medical evidence establishes Raney's physical and mental impairments are severe, but do not establish an impairment or combination of impairments of listing-level severity. See Listing of Impairments in Appendix I, Subpart P, Social Security Administration Regulations No. 4. The ALJ found that substantial evidence, considered as a whole, supports "medically determinable impairments that could cause some limitation, although not to the disabling extent alleged by [Raney]." Based on the record evidence, including Raney's testimony, the ALJ found Raney was not credible insofar as she claimed she is unable to work. The ALJ determined Raney is able to "perform a somewhat restricted range of light exertional level work." The Appeals Council declined Raney's request for review, thereby making the ALJ's decision the final decision of the Commissioner. Raney sought review in the district court, which summarily affirmed the denial of SSI benefits.
Raney appeals the Commissioner's decision, contending the ALJ erred in (1) improperly rejecting the opinions of Raney's treating therapist; (2) assessing Raney's residual functional capacity (RFC) because the ALJ failed to include limitations supported by medical evidence; (3) evaluating Raney's credibility; and (4) failing to consider Raney's impairments in combination.
II. DISCUSSION
Our review is limited to determining "whether the Commissioner's findings are supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole," Roberts v. Apfel, 222 F.3d 466, 468 (8th Cir.2000), and "[s]ubstantial evidence is relevant evidence that a reasonable mind would accept as adequate to support the Commissioner's conclusion," Young v. Apfel, 221 F.3d 1065, 1068 (8th Cir.2000). "Our review of the Commissioner's decision, however, is deferential, and we do not substitute our own view of the evidence for that of the Commissioner." Kelley v. Barnhart, 372 F.3d 958, 960 (8th Cir.2004). We must affirm the Commissioner's decision if the ALJ's findings are supported by substantial evidence, Dixon v. Barnhart, 353 F.3d 602, 604 (8th Cir.2003), even if the record also
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