PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
The main issue in this appeal is whether a federal court must consider evidence first presented to the Social Security Appeals Council when it decides whether to "enter a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the [Commissioner's denial of benefits], with or without remanding the cause for a rehearing." See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Lillian Ingram appeals a judgment affirming the denial of her application for disability benefits, and...
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