Foster v. Barnhart

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-2322
DAVID L. FOSTER,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
JO ANNE B. BARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Big Stone Gap. James P. Jones, District
Judge. (CA-02-93-2)
Submitted: March 17, 2004 Decided: April 2, 2004
Before WILKINSON, MICHAEL, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
David L. Foster, Appellant Pro Se. Andrew Charles Lynch, SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Julie C.
Dudley, Assistant United States Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, for
Appellee
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
David L. Foster appeals the district court’s order
affirming the Commissioner’s denial of social security disability
and supplemental security income benefits. We have reviewed the
record and the district court’s opinion and find no reversible
error. We must uphold the Commissioner’s disability determination
if it is supported by substantial evidence. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)
(2000); Hays v. Sullivan, 907 F.2d 1453, 1456 (4th Cir. 1990).
Having thoroughly reviewed the administrative record, we agree with
the district court that substantial evidence supports the
Commissioner’s final decision denying disability benefits.
Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district
court. Foster v. Barnhart, No. CA-02-93-2 (W.D. Va. Aug. 25,
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
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