Legal Opinion

Katherine Johnson v. Carolyn Colvin

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 11, 2015No. 14-3041PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Chief Judge.

Katherine Johnson appeals after the district court 1 affirmed the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) denial of Johnson’s application for supplemental security income (SSI). See 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. Because there is substantial evidence supporting the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) conclusion that Johnson was not disabled under the Social Security Act, see id. § 1382c, we affirm. 2

I. BACKGROUND

Johnson suffers from a number of severe impairments, including chronic asthma, morbid obesity, borderline intellectual functioning, depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hall v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  2. Phyllis Y. BLACK, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  3. Marvin Baldwin, Sr. v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  4. Ruben Gonzales v. Jo Anne B. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. Victoria A. Howard v. Larry Massanari, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration, 1Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Lacey Reece v. Carolyn ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  2. Bryce Mabry v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  3. Patricia Vance v. Nancy A. BerryhillCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  4. Sara Schmitt v. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting CommisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2022
  5. Keith Cronin v. Andrew SaulCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019

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