Joshua D. Kochen v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 18-1155
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Joshua D. Kochen
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Commissioner, Social Security Administration
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Nebraska - Omaha
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Submitted: December 14, 2018
Filed: December 27, 2018
[Unpublished]
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Before WOLLMAN, GRUENDER, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Joshua D. Kochen appeals from the order of the District Court affirming the1
denial of disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. After de
The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp, United States District Judge for the1
District of Nebraska.

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novo review of the record and consideration of Kochen’s arguments for reversal, we
conclude that substantial evidence on the record as a whole supports the decision.
See Fentress v. Berryhill, 854 F.3d 1016, 1019-20 (8th Cir. 2017) (discussing
standard of review). Specifically, the administrative law judge’s (ALJ’s)
determination on Kochen’s residual functional capacity (RFC) is supported by
substantial evidence. See Hensley v. Colvin, 829 F.3d 926, 931-32 (8th Cir. 2016)
(noting that claimant has burden to establish his RFC); Wildman v. Astrue, 596 F.3d
959, 969 (8th Cir. 2010) (holding that RFC is influenced by determination that
claimant’s allegations are not credible, and that ALJ is not obligated to include
limitations from opinions he properly disregarded). The judgment is affirmed.
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