Rodney Bell v. Carolyn W. Colvin , 527 F. App'x 595 ( 2013 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 13-1226
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Rodney Bell
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security
lllllllllllllllllllllAppellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
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Submitted: August 7, 2013
Filed: August 27, 2013
[Unpublished]
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Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Rodney Bell appeals from an order of the District Court1 affirming the denial
of disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. Upon de novo
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The Honorable Fernando J. Gaitan, Jr., Chief Judge, United States District
Court for the Western District of Missouri.
review, we find that the determination of the administrative law judge (ALJ) that Bell
is not disabled is supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole. See
Young v. Astrue, 702 F.3d 489, 491 (8th Cir. 2013). As to Bell’s apparent challenge
to the ALJ’s adverse credibility determination, this challenge is being raised for the
first time on appeal, see Roberts v. Apfel, 222 F.3d 466, 470 (8th Cir. 2000) (noting
that unless manifest injustice would result, a claim not articulated in the district court
is subject to forfeit on appeal), and in any event, the ALJ gave several valid reasons
for finding Bell not entirely credible, see Renstrom v. Astrue, 680 F.3d 1057, 1067
(8th Cir. 2012) (stating that if the ALJ explicitly discredits a claimant and gives good
reasons for doing so, the appellate court will normally defer to the ALJ’s
determination). We affirm the judgment of the District Court, and we deny Bell’s
motion for appointment of counsel.
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