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Parties Involved:
Jo Anne B. Barnhart
Appellee
Nanette A. Kimble
Appellant

Document Text:

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The Honorable H. David Young, United States Magistrate Judge for the

Eastern 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).

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-3623

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Nanette A. Kimble, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Arkansas

Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of *

the Social Security Administration, * [UNPUBLISHED]

*

Appellee. *

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Submitted: December 21, 2005

Filed: January 18, 2006

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Before BYE, McMILLIAN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Nanette A. Kimble appeals from an order of the District Court1

 for the Eastern

District of Arkansas affirming a decision of the Commissioner of Social Security

denying her application for supplemental security income benefits. For reversal,

Kimble argues that the administrative law judge (ALJ) (1) erred in determining that

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her mental impairments are not “severe” and (2) breached his duty to develop the

record regarding her mental impairments. 

Having carefully reviewed the record, we hold that substantial evidence on the

record as a whole supports the ALJ’s conclusion that Kimble’s mental impairments

are not severe. See Harris v. Barnhart, 356 F.3d 926, 928 (8th Cir. 2004) (standard

of review). We further hold that the ALJ did not breach his duty to develop the record

because the record before him contained sufficient evidence from which to make an

informed decision, including substantial evidence supporting his finding of non-severe

mental impairments. See Tellez v. Barnhart, 403 F.3d 953, 956-57 (8th Cir. 2005)

(rejecting argument that ALJ failed to fully and fairly develop record where there was

no indication that ALJ felt unable to make assessment and his conclusion was

supported by substantial evidence). 

Kimble’s remaining arguments either have no apparent relation to this case or

are so vague as to be wholly without merit. 

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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