Legal Opinion
Patricia JAMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1996No. 95-2231PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a district court order affirming the decision of the Secretary denying her application for disability insurance benefits (DIB). 1 We review the record as a whole to determine whether the Secretary’s decision is supported by substantial evidence and adheres to applicable legal standards. Washington v. Shalala, 37 F.3d 1437, 1439 (10th Cir.1994). Questions of evi-dentiary weight and witness credibility are the province of the Secretary, whose judgment on such matters is entitled to considerable deference. See Gay v. Sullivan, 986 F.2d 1336, 1339 (10th…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Glen W. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Dennis Wayne Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- David W. Musgrave v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Floyd Frank v. Sally B. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Ray MARSHALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Sims v. ApfelSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Walter Johnson v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Berna v. ChaterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- TRUE v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Patrick Harwood v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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