Legal Opinion

William B. Johnson v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 21, 2001No. 00-2517PublishedCited by 734 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOGUE, District Judge.

William Johnson appeals from the District Court’s 2 order upholding the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security Administration (SSA) denying Johnson’s petition for disability benefits. In his appeal, Johnson alleges the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) failed to give sufficient weight to the testimony of his treating physician, failed to give proper weight to the vocational expert’s opinion, and improperly determined that Johnson’s personal activities demonstrated he was not disabled. We conclude that the ALJ did not err in her decision to deny benefits,…

2Cases cited14 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. Viola BROWNING, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. Joanne M. LONG, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  4. Gary W. ROTH, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  5. Smith v. ShalalaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by734 opinions

  1. Geneva Goff v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  2. Theresa Ramirez v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Social Security CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
  3. Kirby v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. Joann Reed v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  5. Debra M. Estes v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security, 1Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002

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