Keith Brown v. Carolyn W. Colvin, No. 13-3759 (8th Cir. 2014)

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Court Description: Civil case - Social Security. Denial of benefits affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 13-3759 ___________________________ Keith Brown lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Ft. Smith ____________ Submitted: August 7, 2014 Filed: August 15, 2014 [Unpublished] ____________ Before WOLLMAN, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Keith Brown appeals the district court s1 order affirming the denial of supplemental security income and disability insurance benefits. Following de novo review, see Myers v. Colvin, 721 F.3d 521, 524 (8th Cir. 2013), we conclude that the administrative law judge s (ALJ s) credibility analysis was proper, that the residual functional capacity determination was supported by the record, and that the vocational expert s testimony that Brown could perform a significant number of jobs existing in the national economy was based on a properly phrased hypothetical question and constituted substantial evidence to support the ALJ s assessment, see Buckner v. Astrue, 646 F.3d 549, 560-61 (8th Cir. 2011). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable James R. Marschewski, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ยง 636(c). -2-

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