Legal Opinion
Lyons v. Social Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 13, 2001No. 00-5361PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, John Lyons, here appeals a summary judgment in which the district court affirmed the Social Security Administration’s denial of a claim for disability insurance benefits. Mr. Lyons asserts that in denying the claim the Commissioner of Social Security gave insufficient weight to evidence from three treating physicians and relied too heavily on the testimony of a non-treating medical expert.
Upon de novo review, we conclude that the Commissioner’s determination is supported by substantial evidence. We shall therefore affirm the judgment in which that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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