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Parties Involved:
Carolyn W. Colvin
Appellee
Doug Weischman
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 16-1551

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Doug Weischman

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 Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock

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 Submitted: August 12, 2016

Filed: August 17, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before WOLLMAN, ARNOLD, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 16-1551 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/17/2016 Entry ID: 4438250 
Douglas Weischman appeals the district court’s order affirming the denial of 1

supplemental security income. Upon de novo review, we find that substantial

evidence on the record as a whole supports the administrative law judge’s (ALJ’s)

decision that Mr. Weischman was not disabled. See Andrews v. Colvin, 791 F.3d

923, 928 (8th Cir. 2015). Specifically, we defer to the ALJ’s credibility findings, see

McDade v. Astrue, 720 F.3d 994, 998 (8thCir. 2013) (credibility findings are entitled

to deference if supported by good reasons and substantial evidence); and we find that

the ALJ’s determination of Mr. Weischman’s residual functional capacity (RFC),

which was more limited than the determinations of the reviewing and consulting

physicians, is consistent with the medical evidence and, for the most part, with Mr.

Weischman’s own description of his ability to sit, stand, walk and carry, see Myers

v. Colvin, 721 F.3d 521, 527 (8th Cir. 2013) (RFC must be determined based on all

relevant evidence, including medical records, observations oftreating physicians and

others, and claimant’s own description of his limitations; RFC must be supported by

some medical evidence). The judgment of the district court is affirmed. 

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The Honorable Kristine G. Baker, United States DistrictJudge for the Eastern 1

District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable J.

Thomas Ray, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. 

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Appellate Case: 16-1551 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/17/2016 Entry ID: 4438250