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Parties Involved:
Jo Anne B. Barnhart
Appellee
Bernice R. Wittwer
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. 03-3567

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Bernice R. Wittwer, *

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Plaintiff-Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Arkansas.

Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, *

Social Security Administration, * [UNPUBLISHED]

*

Defendant-Appellee. *

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Submitted: July 8, 2004

Filed: August 5, 2004 

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Before WOLLMAN, LAY, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Bernice R. Wittwer appeals the district court’s1

 decision upholding the

Commissioner’s denial of her application for disability insurance benefits following

a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) and the Appeals Council’s denial

of her request for review. We have reviewed the record de novo and find that the

Commissioner’s final decision is supported by substantial evidence in the record as

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a whole. See Harris v. Barnhart, 356 F.3d 926, 928 (8th Cir. 2004). The ALJ did not

err in failing to discuss or consider Wittwer’s obesity because she did not allege

obesity as an impairment and was not obese during the relevant period. Furthermore,

the ALJ properly analyzed Wittwer’s chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia,

carefully considered all the medical evidence in the record regarding Wittwer’s

residual functional capacity, and did not err in finding that her subjective complaints

were not entirely credible. We find Wittwer’s other claims of error to be without

merit.

Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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