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141639P.pdf 04/27/2015 Charles Miller v. Carolyn W. Colvin
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 14-1639
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - St. Joseph
[PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Loken and Melloy, Circuit Judges]
Civil Case -social security. ALJ was justified in discounting opinions of
treating physicians and substantial evidence on the record as a whole
supports the ALJ's decision that Miller could perform light work. Opinion
of chiropractor was not well-supported by medically acceptable diagnostic
techniques and not inconsistent with other substantial evidence in the
record. ALJ appropriately gave little weight to doctor's opinion that was
based on single evaluation and was inconsistent with other evidence in the
record. A determination of residual functional capacity is ultimately an
administrative determination reserved to the Commissioner and the ALJ
bears the primary responsibility for assessing the claimant's residual
functional capacity.