United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 14-1140
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Tawfeeq Abuirqeba
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
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Submitted: September 23, 2014
Filed: September 25, 2014
[Unpublished]
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Before WOLLMAN, BYE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Tawfeeq Abuirqeba appeals the district court’s1 order affirming the denial of
disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. We find that the
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The Honorable Henry E. Autrey, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.
administrative law judge’s (ALJ’s) opinion is supported by substantial evidence on
the record as a whole. See Myers v. Colvin, 721 F.3d 521, 524 (8th Cir. 2013) (de
novo review). Contrary to Abuirqeba’s assertions, the ALJ’s credibility
determination is supported by good reasons and substantial evidence, and thus it is
entitled to deference, see McDade v. Astrue, 720 F.3d 994, 998 (8th Cir. 2013); the
ALJ was not required to develop the record further, see McCoy v. Astrue, 648 F.3d
605, 612 (8th Cir. 2011) (ALJ has duty to develop record but it is not never-ending,
and ALJ is not required to disprove every possible impairment; medical examinations
and tests are required only if medical records before ALJ lack sufficient evidence to
determine if claimant is disabled); Pena v. Chater, 76 F.3d 906, 909 (8th Cir. 1996)
(there is no obligation to investigate claim not presented in application or offered at
hearing as basis for disability); we find no inconsistencies in the ALJ’s findings on
Abuirqeba’s abilities to stand and walk; and we find no error in the ALJ’s
determination that Abuirqeba was literate and able to communicate in basic English.
The judgment of the district court is affirmed.
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