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No. 96-1686EA _____________

Patricia L. Gaffney, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the Eastern * District of Arkansas. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner * of Social Security * [UNPUBLISHED] Administration, * * Appellee. * _____________

Submitted: November 1, 1996

Filed: November 7, 1996 _____________

Before FAGG, WOLLMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. _____________

PER CURIAM.

Patricia L. Gaffney appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment affirming the Commissioner's decision to deny Gaffney disability insurance and supplemental security income benefits. After careful review of the administrative record, we conclude the administrative law judge properly assessed the uncontradicted opinions of the examining physicians, carefully applied the analysis under Polaski v. Heckler, 739 F.2d 1320, 1322 (8th Cir. 1984), and properly relied on the medical vocational guidelines despite evidence about Gaffney's nonexertional impairments. We also conclude the Commissioner proved that substantial gainful employment was realistically within Gaffney's physical and mental capabilities. In sum, substantial evidence supports the decision of the Commissioner that Gaffney is not disabled for Social Security purposes. We affirm the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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