Anthony Sydnor v. Michael Astrue, No. 11-2342 (4th Cir. 2012)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 11-2342 ANTHONY E. SYDNOR, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social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 Danville. Jackson L. Kiser, Senior District Judge. (4:11-cv-00013-JLK-BWC) Submitted: April 24, 2012 Decided: May 24, 2012 Before KING, DIAZ, and FLOYD, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Anthony E. Sydnor, Appellant Pro Se. Ameenah M. Lloyd, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Anthony E. Sydnor appeals the district court s order rejecting the magistrate judge s recommendation and affirming the Commissioner of Social Security s decision to deny Sydnor a period of supplemental security income benefits. We must uphold the decision to deny benefits if the decision is supported by substantial evidence and the correct law was applied. See Johnson v. Barnhart, 434 F.3d 650, 653 (4th Cir. 2005) (per curiam) (citing 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (2006)). We have thoroughly reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Sydnor v. Comm r of Soc. Sec., No. 4:11-cv-00013-JLK-BWC (W.D. Va. Nov. 22, 2011). facts and materials legal before We dispense with oral argument because the contentions are adequately the and argument court presented would not in the aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2

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