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013146P.pdf   06/25/2002  Larry Krogmeier  v.  Larry Massanari
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  01-3146
   Southern District of Iowa   
   Civil Case - social security. Decision to deny claimant disability 
   insurance benefits is supported by substantial evidence. Where 
   contemporaneous treatment records conflict with physician's opinion 
   letter, substantial evidence supports decision not to give controlling weight 
   to opinion letter; some medical evidence must support opinion. ALJ did 
   not err in giving credence only to subjective complaints that were consistent 
   with objective medical evidence. Remand for consideration of new evidence '
   is not appropriate where there is no reasonable probability that ALJ's 
   decision would have been different if evidence were before ALJ.