Koatha Broadus v. Carolyn W. Colvin, No. 14-3825 (8th Cir. 2015)

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Court Description: Per Curiam - Before Shepherd, Bye and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Social Security. Denial of 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. 14-3825 ___________________________ Koatha Perry Broadus 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Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: July 22, 2015 Filed: July 24, 2015 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SHEPHERD, BYE, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Koatha Perry Broadus appeals the district court’s1 order affirming the denial of supplemental security income. Upon careful consideration of Broadus’s challenges to the residual functional capacity (RFC) determination, and de novo review of the record, we agree with the district court that the administrative law judge’s determination that Broadus is not disabled is supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole. See Lott v. Colvin, 772 F.3d 546, 548-49 (8th Cir. 2014); see also Myers v. Colvin, 721 F.3d 521, 527 (8th Cir. 2013) (considerations in RFC determination); Martise v. Astrue, 641 F.3d 909, 923 (8th Cir. 2011) (it is claimant’s burden to establish RFC). The judgment of the district court is affirmed. ______________________________ 1 The Honorable Sarah W. Hays, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Missouri, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). -2-

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