SMITH v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SEC.

No. 06-1625.

482 F.3d 873 (2007)

Valerie M. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: April 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Charles A. Robison, Robison Law Office, Albion, Michigan, for Appellant. Shefali Baltz, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellee.

Before COLE, SUTTON, and COOK, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

COOK, Circuit Judge.

Valerie Smith challenges the denial of disability insurance benefits to her by the Social Security Administration (SSA), contending that its decision neither complied with the treating source regulation nor was supported by substantial evidence. We disagree with these contentions and affirm.

I

Smith applied for disability benefits on March 1, 2001, alleging onset of disability on September 1, 2000. From 2001...

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