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BRUEGGEMANN v. BARNHART

No. 03-1209.

348 F.3d 689 (2003)

Stephen E. BRUEGGEMANN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 3, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Senturia, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Jeffrey J. Leifert, argued, Social Security Regional Counsel, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.

Before SMITH, LAY, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Stephen Brueggemann appeals the district court's affirmance of the Social Security Commissioner's decision to deny his application for supplemental security income (SSI) or disability insurance benefits (SSDI). Brueggemann argues that the district court erred in affirming the Commissioner's improper use of Brueggemann's substance use disorders to discredit the opinion of his treating physician. That opinion supports Brueggemann's claim of total...

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