U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2016

Thompson v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

Thompson v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided December 28, 2016 · Wilkinson, Traxler, Harris
672 F. App'x 279

Thompson v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

Opinion

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

Billy Thompson appeals the district court’s order adopting the magistrate judge’s recommendation and upholding the Commissioner’s denial of Thompson’s application for disability insurance benefits. Our review of the Commissioner’s determination is limited to evaluating whether the correct law was applied and whether the findings are supported by substantial evidence. Bird v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 699 F.3d 337, 340 (4th Cir. 2012). “Substantial evidence means such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” Hancock v. Astrue, 667 F.3d 470, 472 (4th Cir. 2012) (internal quotation marks omitted). In conducting this analysis, we may not “reweigh conflicting evidence, make credibility determinations, or substitute our judgment for that of the [administrative law judge].” Radford v. Colvin, 734 F.3d 288, 296 (4th Cir. 2013) (internal quotation marks omitted).

Within this framework, we have thoroughly reviewed the record and the parties’ submissions and discern no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s judgment. Thompson v. Colvin, No. 5:14-cv-03805-JMC, 2016 WL 536744 (D.S.C. Feb. 11, 2016). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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