U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2001

Gary D. Halverson v. Kenneth Apfel

Gary D. Halverson v. Kenneth Apfel
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided March 21, 2001 · Arnold, Fagg
2 F. App'x 703

Gary D. Halverson v. Kenneth Apfel

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Gary D. Halverson filed an application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act, asserting lower back pain disabled him. Following a hearing, an administrative law judge (ALJ) found Halverson is not disabled. The Appeals Council considered additional evidence and denied Halverson’s request for review, making the ALJ’s ruling the Commissioner’s final decision. Halverson then filed this action in the district court, which affirmed the Commissioner’s decision. Halverson appeals. Contrary to Halverson’s assertions, the ALJ properly formulated Halverson’s residual functional capacity, the ALJ gave the appropriate weight to the treating physicians’ opinions, the ALJ properly found Halverson’s impairments did not meet the Commissioner’s listing for disorders of the spine for twelve consecutive months, the ALJ properly developed the record and evaluated Halverson’s credibility, and the ALJ properly relied on vocational expert testimony to find Halverson is not disabled. Because substantial evidence supports the Commissioner’s decision, we affirm the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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