Legal Opinion

Best-Willie v. Astrue

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided March 26, 2013No. 12-4069PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND JUDGMENT **

CARLOS F. LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

Michelle Best-Willie appeals from an order of the district court affirming the deni al of her application for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), we affirm.

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In January 2007, Best-Willie began experiencing right-sided abdominal pain. Over the next several months, she sought medical care from numerous providers and underwent medical work-ups including CT scans of her abdomen and pelvis, upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, capsule enterosco-py, urological testing,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Sullivan v. ZebleySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Lax v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  3. Hackett v. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  4. Watkins v. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  5. Linda S. Thompson v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by67 opinions

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  2. Houston v. ColvinDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2016
  3. Manning v. ColvinDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2016
  4. Acosta v. BisignanoDistrict Court, D. Utah · 2025
  5. Agnew v. Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 2024

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