Lula Lewis v. Michael B. Astrue, No. 09-1097 (8th Cir. 2010)

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Court Description: Civil case - Social Security. Decision to deny benefits was supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole.

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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-1097 ___________ Lula M. Lewis, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the Northern * District of Iowa. Michael J. Astrue, * Commissioner of Social Security, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: January 6, 2010 Filed: January 8, 2010 ___________ Before BYE, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Lulu M. Lewis appeals the district court s1 order affirming the denial of disability insurance benefits. Following our de novo review of the record, we reject Lewis s assertions of error and find that the administrative law judge s decision is supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole. See Davidson v. Astrue, 1 The Honorable Mark W. Bennett, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Paul A. Zoss, United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. 578 F.3d 838, 841-42 (8th Cir. 2009) (standard of review). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-

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