UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-2230
JODY M. BOWER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
JO ANNE BARNHART,
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-02-147-2)
Submitted: February 27, 2004 Decided: March 24, 2004
Before WILLIAMS, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Jody M. Bower, Appellant Pro Se. James Anthony Winn, Assistant
Regional Counsel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Julie C. Dudley,
Assistant United States Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia; David Fallon
Chermol, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Jody M. Bower appeals the district court’s order*
affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision denying
Social Security Disability (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income
(“SSI”) benefits. We must uphold the district court’s disability
determination 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). We have reviewed
the record and the district court’s order and find no reversible
error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district
court. Bower v. Barnhart, No. CA-02-147-2 (W.D. Va. Aug. 13,
2003). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal
contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the
court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
*
The parties consented to the magistrate judge’s jurisdiction
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (2000).
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Bower v. Barnhart
Combined Opinion