F I L E D
United States Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
AUG 21 2003
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
PATRICK FISHER
Clerk
CARL W. BRADBURRY,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v. No. 02-6376
(D.C. No. 01-CV-1473-BA)
JO ANNE B. BARNHART, (W.D. Oklahoma)
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant - Appellee.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Before KELLY , ANDERSON , and O’BRIEN , Circuit Judges.
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined
unanimously to grant the parties’ request for a decision on the briefs without oral
argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(f); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore
ordered submitted without oral argument.
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This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court
generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order
and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
Carl Bradburry appeals from a final order of the magistrate judge (sitting
for the district court by consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c))
affirming the Commissioner’s denial of disability and supplemental security
income benefits. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(3),
42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and affirm.
The procedural history and underlying evidentiary record are thoroughly
discussed in the magistrate judge’s order and we need not repeat them here.
Based on the accumulated medical record, Mr. Bradburry’s hearing testimony,
consultative medical examinations, and the testimony of both a medical and
a vocational expert, the administrative law judge (ALJ) determined that
Mr. Bradburry retains the capacity for performing unskilled light work with
a limitation of occasional stooping and avoidance of unprotected heights and
dangerous machinery, and that he is not significantly limited by any mental
impairment. Relying on the testimony of a vocational expert, the ALJ identified
a number of occupations that Mr. Bradburry can perform and, accordingly,
found him not disabled at step five of the controlling sequential framework.
See generally Williams v. Bowen , 844 F.2d 748, 750-52 (10 th Cir. 1988).
In considering the arguments raised on appeal, “[we have] closely
examine[d] the record as a whole to determine whether [this decision] is
supported by substantial evidence and adheres to applicable legal standards.”
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Berna v. Chater , 101 F.3d 631, 632 (10 th Cir. 1996) (quotation omitted). We
concur with the magistrate judge’s analysis and conclusion that the ALJ properly
considered all the medical evidence, including evidence of hepatitis C, ulcers,
hernia, anxiety, and dysthemia, and reasonably determined that none of
Mr. Bradburry’s impairments, alone or in combination with other impairments,
were disabling within the meaning of the Social Security regulations. We also
agree that the ALJ satisfied his burden to give a specific, legitimate reason for
rejecting the opinion of Mr. Bradburry’s treating physician. See Drapeau v.
Massanari , 255 F.3d 1211, 1213-14 (10th Cir. 2001).
For substantially the same reasons stated by the magistrate judge, the
judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Entered for the Court
Stephen H. Anderson
Circuit Judge
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