Juatassa Sims v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security
Juatassa SIMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee
Subsequent history: rev'd, Sims v. Apfel, 530 U.S. 103 (2000). (read from the later opinion; check before relying)
Opinion
*230 PER CURIAM:
Juatassa Sims appeals the district court’s affirmance of the Commissioner’s denial of her application for disability insurance benefits, contending that the administrative law judge: (1) failed to afford proper weight to a psychologist’s opinion that she was severely depressed; (2) improperly excluded certain of her impairments in assessing her residual function capacity; and (3) should have ordered a consultative examination to assess her mental impairments. We affirm.
We lack jurisdiction to review Sims’s second and third contentions because they were not raised before the Appeals Council.
1
The first contention is without merit because the ALJ is entitled and expected to determine the credibility of medical experts and to weigh their opinions accordingly.
2
Concluding that the findings of the ALJ are supported by substantial evidence, the judgment appealed is AFFIRMED.
3
1
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Paul v. Shalala, 29 F.3d 208 (5th Cir. 1994).
2
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Greenspan v. Shalala, 38 F.3d 232 (5th Cir. 1994).
3
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Villa v. Sullivan, 895 F.2d 1019 (5th Cir. 1990).
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