John J. PENA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 1996-02-16

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JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge. John J. Pena appeals the district court’s 1 order affirming the Social Security Commissioner’s denial of his application for disability and supplemental security income benefits. Pena argues that the administrative law judge erred by discounting the opinion of his treating physician, disco…

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