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054347P.pdf   10/23/2006  Ruben Gonzales  v.  Jo Anne B. Barnhart
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  05-4347
   Western District of Missouri   
   [PUBLISHED] [Bowman, Author, with Wollman and Riley, Circuit Judges]
   Civil Case - social security. Commissioner of Social Security
   appeals district court's decision reversing denial of benefits.
   Decision to deny benefits was supported by substantial evidence and
   district court's decision is reversed. District court erred in
   rejecting ALJ's credibility findings related to complaints of back
   pain. ALJ properly considered complaints of pain and found independent
   reasons, each supported by substantial evidence, to discredit complaints.
   Substantial evidence supports decision to rely on assessment that
   claimant retained residual functional capacity to perform past relevant
   work. Decision to deny benefits is reinstated.