Williams v. Apfel

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Williams v. Apfel

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-50356 Summary Calendar

TAMMY WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

KENNETH S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant-Appellee.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. SA-96-CV-293 - - - - - - - - - - January 13, 1998 Before JONES, SMITH and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Tammy Williams appeals from the district court’s judgment

affirming the denial of her application for supplemental security

income benefits. Williams argues that the decision of the

Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) is not supported by substantial

evidence; that the ALJ failed to consider her IQ as a severe

mental impairment; that the ALJ failed to consider her complaints

in combination; that the ALJ failed to properly complete the

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 97-50356 -2-

Psychiatric Review Technique Form; that the ALJ failed to give

proper weight to the opinion of Williams’ treating physician; and

that the ALJ posed an inadequate hypothetical question to the

vocational expert. We have reviewed the record and find no

reversible error. Accordingly, the judgment is AFFIRMED for

essentially the reasons stated by the district court. See

Williams v. Callahan, No. SA-96-CV-293 (W.D. Tex. March 14,

1997).

AFFIRMED.

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Status
Unpublished