Legal Opinion

Karl Wright v. Carolyn W. Colvin

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 15, 2015No. 14-2834PublishedCited by 397 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Karl William Wright, appeals the district court’s 1 order upholding the Social Security Commissioner’s decision to deny his applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits. Wright argues that the administrative law judge (ALJ) erred by discrediting the opinions of two examining physicians, discrediting Wright’s testimony, not considering Wright’s mental condition as a severe impairment, and not considering the record as a whole. We affirm.

I. Background

A. Wright’s Physical Condition

Wright is a fifty-year-old man that suffers from…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Dennis W. Pearsall v. Larry Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  2. Edwards v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  3. Kirby v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. Halverson v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  5. Moore v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by397 opinions

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