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KANGAS v. BOWEN

No. 86-3800.

823 F.2d 775 (1987)

John KANGAS, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deborah Fitzgerald (argued), Asst. Regional Counsel, Beverly Dennis, III, Chief Counsel, Region III, and Charlotte Hardnett, Supervisory Asst. Regional Counsel, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Philadelphia, Pa., J. Alan Johnson, U.S. Atty., and Judith K. Fitzgerald, Asst. U.S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Gregory L. Kordic (argued), Shapiro, Kendis & Assoc., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio, for appellant.

Before SEITZ and MANSMANN, Circuit Judges, and DEBEVOISE, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Circuit Judge.

Appellant John Kangas appeals from an order of the district court which affirmed a final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying disability benefits. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982).

I.

John Kangas had been employed at a machine shop/foundry as a janitor until February 8, 1984, when he became unable to work because of difficulty with his lungs. At...

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