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Nature of Suit Code: 864
Nature of Suit: Social Security - SSID Title XVI
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 14-2325

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Debra Sparks,

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee.

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Western District of Arkansas - Harrison

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 Submitted: February 20, 2015

Filed: March 5, 2015 

[Unpublished]

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Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 14-2325 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/05/2015 Entry ID: 4250943 
Debra Sparks appeals the district court’s1

 order affirming the denial of disability

insurance benefits and supplemental security income. For reversal, Sparks argues that

the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) erred in his determination, because he failed to

find that (1) her severe impairments included borderline intellectual functioning and

(2) her mental impairment met Listing 12.05C. Following careful review of the

parties’ submissions and the record before us, we conclude that the doctrine of

collateral estoppel precludes Sparks from relitigating whether her mental impairment

met Listing 12.05C. See Hardy v. Chater, 64 F.3d 405, 407 (8th Cir. 1995). We

further conclude that substantial evidence in the record as a whole supports the ALJ’s

findings regarding the credibility of Sparks’s subjective complaints, and the severity

of her impairments. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s judgment. See 8th

Cir. R. 47B. 

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The Honorable Erin L. Setser, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western

District of Arkansas, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent

of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

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Appellate Case: 14-2325 Page: 2 Date Filed: 03/05/2015 Entry ID: 4250943