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PER CURI AM.Ro na ld W ay ne Mo rto n, Jr ., ap pe al s t h e d i s t r ic t co ur t’s or de r up ho ld in g th e 1 de ni a l o f s u p pl em en ta l se cu rit y in co m e an d di sa bi li ty in su ran ce be ne fit s. W e fin d th at su bs ta nt ia l ev id en ce, in cl ud in g ev id en ce th e App eal s Co un ci l co ns id ered , su pp or ts th e ad m in is tra ti ve la w jud ge ’s (ALJ’s) de ci si on

. See Van Vick le v. Ast ru e, 53 9 F .3d 82 5, 8 28 & n.2 (8t h C ir. 2 00 8) . As to th e is su es Mo rto n ra is es on ap pe al , we co nc lu de th at he fai le d to m e e t h i s b u r d en of es ta bl is hi ng th at hi s an xi et y , de pr es si on , or kn ee pr ob le m s were se ve re im pa i r m en ts

. See Kirb y v. Ast ru e, 50 0 F.3 d 70 5, 70 7- 08 (8 th Ci r. 20 07 ) (if im pa irment ha s no m or e th an m in im al effe ct on cl ai m an t’s ab il it y to wor k, it do es no t qu a l i f y a s s e ve re). W e al so fin d no m eri t to Mo rto n’s as se rti on th at th e ALJ fai le d to de ve lo p th e reco rd on hi s m en ta l im pa irments an d hi s kn ee an d sh ou ld er pr ob le m s. See McC o y v. Ast ru e, 64 8 F.3 d 60 5, 61 2 (8 th Ci r. 20 11 ) (ALJ ha s du ty to de ve lo p reco rd , bu t du ty is no t ne ve ren di ng an d ALJ is n o t req ui red to di sp ro ve ev ery po ss ib le im pa irment; ALJ is
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to hi m do no t gi ve su ffi ci en t m ed ic al ev id en ce to de te rm in e if cl ai m an t is di sa bl ed ). Fi na ll y , we di sa gr ee wi th Mo rto n’s as se rti on s th at vo cat io na l ex pe rt te st im on y was req ui red du e to no ne xe rti on al li m it at io ns rel at ed to hi s de pr es si on , an xi et y , an d kn ee pr ob le m s. See Ell is v. Barn ha rt, 39 2 F.3 d 98 8, 99 6 (8 th Ci r. 20 05 ) (wh er e

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m is si on er m ay co ns ul t Gui de li ne s to de te rm in e if cl ai m an t can m ak e ad jus tm en t t o o th er wo rk ). The ju dg m en t o f th e d is tri ct co ur t i s af fir m ed

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The Hon or ab le E. Ri ch ard W eb be r, Uni te d St at e s D i st ric t Ju dg e fo r th e 1 East ern Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri, ad op ti ng th e rep or t an d reco mm e n d a ti on s of th e Hon or ab le Dav id D. Noc e, Uni te d St at es Mag is tra te Ju dg e fo r th e East ern Dis tri ct of Mi ss ou ri.

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