FALCO v. SHALALA

No. 93-7360 Summary Calendar.

27 F.3d 160 (1994)

Pete FALCO, SSN 452-44-9336, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey J. Skarda, Houston, TX, for appellant.

Joseph B. Liken, Senior Supervisor, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of the Gen. Counsel, Dallas, TX, Traci L. Bransford, Asst. U.S. Atty., Marianne K. Tomecek, Chief, Civ. Div., and Jack Shepherd, Houston, TX, for appellee.

Before WISDOM, GARWOOD and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

The issue presented by this appeal is whether substantial evidence exists to support the Secretary's decision that the appellant was not disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act and, thus, was not entitled to disability insurance benefits. We answer in the affirmative and, accordingly, AFFIRM.

I.

The claimant in this case, Pete Falco, applied for supplementary security benefits on August 23, 1989, pursuant to...

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