Legal Opinion

Lance Jones v. Carolyn Colvin, Acting Cmsnr

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 13, 2016No. 15-30298UnpublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Plaintiff-Appellant Lance Jones appeals from a final judgment entered by the district court which affirmed the Acting Commissioner of Social Security’s decision to deny Jones’s application for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. With his application, Jones submitted a psychiatric evaluation form pre pared by' his treating psychiatrist, Dr. Anupama Atluri. Because Dr. Atluri’s evaluation conflicted with other medical and circumstantial evidence in the record, the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) gave it “no weight” and denied Jones’s claims. On appeal,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Newton v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  2. Patricia GREENSPAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. Don E. LEGGETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley E. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  4. Curtis SELDERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  5. Brown v. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999

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