COPELAND v. BOWEN

No. 87-2344.

861 F.2d 536 (1988)

Eugene J. COPELAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 3, 1988.

Opinion November 17, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey P. Sackett, San Jose, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael R. Power, Asst. Regional Counsel, Dept. of Health and Human Services, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before KOELSCH, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and BRYAN, District Judge.


BRYAN, District Judge:

SUMMARY

Social Security

Appeal from denial of disability benefits. AFFIRMED.

Claimant Copeland appealed the Secretary's decision that the onset date of his disability was September 9, 1985, rather than December 3, 1981.

Copeland worked as a machinist until December of 1981. In May 1982 he ruptured a biceps muscle and injured his back. In December 1982 he applied for benefits, alleging disability due to high...

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