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Parties Involved:
Stephen Lynn Jester
Appellant
Andrew Saul
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 19-2115

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Stephen Lynn Jester

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Andrew Saul, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee

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Appeal from United States District Court

for the Western District of Arkansas - Texarkana

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 Submitted: January 31, 2019

Filed: February 11, 2020

[Unpublished]

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Before GRUENDER, BEAM, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 19-2115 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/11/2020 Entry ID: 4880116
Stephen Lynn Jester appeals the district court’s

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order upholding the denial of

disability insurance benefits (DIB) and supplemental security income (SSI). Upon

de novo review, we find that substantial evidence supports the determination that

Jester is not entitled to DIB or SSI. See Boyd v. Colvin, 831 F.3d 1015, 1017-20 (8th

Cir. 2016) (Commissioner’s decision will be affirmed if it is supported by substantial

evidence on record as whole). We note that Jester linked his inability to work to

frequent and lengthy flare-ups of gout, but there was no objective medical evidence

that such flare-ups were frequent or lengthy, and Jester reported that his flare-ups

were controlled by medication.

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 The judgment is affirmed. 

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1The Honorable Barry A. Bryant, 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). 

2

Jester claimed disabling mental and physical impairments, but on appeal, he

focuses solely on his physical impairments. See Hacker v. Barnhart, 459 F.3d 934,

937 n.2 (8th Cir. 2006) (abandonment of issue). 

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Appellate Case: 19-2115 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/11/2020 Entry ID: 4880116