Terrance D. LaCanne v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Terrance D. LaCanne v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, 44 F. App'x 41 (8th Cir. 2002)

Terrance D. LaCanne v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from the district court’s 1 order affirming the denial of disability insurance benefits. We affirm.

Terrance D. LaCanne sought disability insurance benefits asserting both physical and mental impairments. An administrative law judge (ALJ) concluded LaCanne could not return to his past relevant work, but retained the residual functional capacity to perform other work at the sedentary and light exertional levels. Following the Appeals Council’s denial of his request for review, LaCanne filed this action in district court. The district court determined the ALJ’s findings were supported by substantial evidence.

Our scope of review is narrow. “We will affirm the ALJ’s findings if supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole.” Beckley v. Apfel, 152 F.3d 1056, 1059 (8th Cir. 1998). “Substantial evidence is less than a preponderance, but enough that a reasonable mind might accept it as adequate to support a decision.” Id. We find the decision is supported by substantial evidence and affirm for the reasons given by the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

1

. The Honorable Ann D. Montgomery, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

Reference

Full Case Name
Terrance D. LACANNE, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant— Appellee
Status
Unpublished