POULOS v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY

No. 05-4637.

474 F.3d 88 (2007)

Arthur POULOS, Appellant v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed January 24, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Klein, Esq. (argued), Smith & Klein, Eatontown, NJ, for Appellant.

Christopher J. Christie, United States Attorney, Sixtina Fernandez (argued), Special Assistant U.S. Attorney c/o Social Security Administration, New York, NY, Barbara L. Spivak, Chief Counsel, Stephen P. Conte, Supervisory Regional Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security Administration, for Appellee.

Before FUENTES, FISHER and McKAY, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant is 5' 6" tall and weighs over 450 pounds.1 On February 3, 2000, Appellant, then nineteen years old, applied for Child's Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments, alleging disability from birth based on morbid obesity with resultant knee pain, back strain, shortness of breath, and slowed movement; neurological impairment; and chronic ear infections. (R. at 106.) Upon reconsideration, he...

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