Bentley v. Barnhart, Comm, No. 05-1801 (4th Cir. 2006)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 05-1801 PATRICIA A. BENTLEY, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus JO ANNE B. BARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Big Stone Gap. Pamela Meade Sargent, Magistrate Judge. (CA-04-92) Submitted: May 31, 2006 Decided: June 13, 2006 Before KING and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Roger W. Rutherford, Norton, Virginia, for Appellant. Donna L. Calvert, Regional Chief Counsel, Region III, Taryn F. Jasner, Assistant Regional Counsel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, John L. Brownlee, United States Attorney, Julie C. Dudley, Assistant United States Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: Patricia A. Bentley appeals the magistrate judge s order affirming benefits.* the Commissioner s denial of disability insurance 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) (2000); Craig v. Chater, 76 F.3d 585, 589 (4th Cir. 1996). administrative record and We have thoroughly reviewed the the parties briefs and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the magistrate judge. Va. July 6, 2005). facts and materials legal before See Bentley v. Barnhart, No. CA-04-92 (W.D. We dispense with oral argument because the contentions are adequately the and argument court presented would not in the aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED * The parties consented to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (2000). - 2 -

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