Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 3, 2003No. 02-2744PublishedCited by 780 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Tywana Edwards, alleging injuries from a car crash, petitioned the Social Security Administration (SSA) for supplemental security income. An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denied her request, finding that Edwards’s subjective complaints of pain were not credible and that her physician’s opinion did not deserve controlling weight. The SSA Commissioner and the District Court 1 agreed with the ALJ’s decision. Finding substantial evidence to support that decision, we affirm.

The ALJ ultimately found that Edwards had the residual functional capacity to work in certain jobs,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lorraine POLASKI, Et Al., Appellees, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  2. Dennis W. Pearsall v. Larry Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  3. Theresa Ramirez v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Social Security CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  4. Phyllis Y. BLACK, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  5. Glenna R. WOOLF, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by780 opinions

  1. Karl Wright v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  2. Tracy Milam v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  3. Sharon Travis v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. Travis Chaney v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  5. Jana Turpin v. Carolyn W. ColvinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014

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