Smith v. Astrue

OPINION

GARTH, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Alice Louise Smith (“Smith”) appeals from the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellee, Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), and against Smith. The District Court affirmed the Commissioner’s denial of Smith’s claims for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”). We will affirm.

I

Smith was 38 years old at the time of the hearing that resulted in the denial of her claims for SSI and DIB that gave rise to this appeal. She is married and has four children, who at the…