Robert Lane Couch, Jr. v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 16-3791
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Robert Lane Couch, Jr.
lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant
v.
Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security
lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the Western District of Missouri - Springfield
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Submitted: November 6, 2017
Filed: November 9, 2017
[Unpublished]
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Before WOLLMAN, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Robert Lane Couch, Jr. appeals the district court’s order affirming the denial1
of supplemental security insurance benefits. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.
§ 1291, this court affirms.
The Honorable Roseann A. Ketchmark, United States District Judge for the1
Western District of Missouri.

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Based on de novo review of the record as a whole, this court agrees that
substantial evidence supports the denial of benefits. See Igo v. Colvin, 839 F.3d 724,
728 (8th Cir. 2016). The ALJ was not required to give controlling weight to the
opinions of treating physicians insofar as those opinions were inconsistent with their
findings or with the medical record, or where other medical opinions were supported
by better or more thorough medical evidence. See Grable v. Colvin, 770 F.3d 1196,
1201 (8th Cir. 2014); Perkins v. Astrue, 648 F.3d 892, 897-99 (8th Cir. 2011);
Davidson v. Astrue, 578 F.3d 838, 843 (8th Cir. 2009). To the extent Couch’s pro se
brief challenges the ALJ’s credibility determination, that determination is entitled to
deference because it was supported by good reasons and substantial evidence. See
Julin v. Colvin, 826 F.3d 1082, 1086 (8th Cir. 2016).
The judgment is affirmed.
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