Darryl Stevens v. Michael Astrue, No. 11-1338 (4th Cir. 2011)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 11-1338 DARRYL W. STEVENS, Plaintiff Appellant, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Lynchburg. Norman K. Moon, Senior District Judge. (6:09-cv-00041-nkm-mfu) Submitted: August 18, 2011 Decided: August 25, 2011 Before KEENAN and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Darryl W. Stevens, Appellant Pro Se. Kenneth DiVito, Amanda Reinitz, Assistant Regional Counsels, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Darryl W. Stevens appeals the district court s order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and affirming the Commissioner s decision to deny Stevens a period of disability income. insurance benefits and supplemental security We must uphold the decision to deny benefits if the decision is supported by substantial evidence and the correct law was applied. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (2006); Johnson v. Barnhart, 434 F.3d 650, 653 (4th Cir. 2005) (per curiam). have thoroughly error. reviewed the record and find no We reversible Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Stevens v. Astrue, No. 6:09-cv-00041-nkm-mfu (E.D. Va. Feb. 8, 2011). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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