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No. 96-2765 ___________

Karl Arp, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Southern District of Iowa. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner * of the Social Security * [UNPUBLISHED] Administration, * * Appellee. *

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Submitted: December 13, 1996

Filed: February 25, 1997 ___________

Before BOWMAN and LAY, Circuit Judges, and STROM,1 District Judge.

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PER CURIAM.

Karl Arp appeals from the judgment of the District Court2 in favor of Social Security Commissioner Shirley Chater in Arp’s action seeking judicial review of the Commissioner’s denial of Social Security disability benefits.

1 The Honorable Lyle E. Strom, United States District Judge for the Western District of Nebraska, sitting by designation. 2 The Honorable Harold D. Vietor, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. We have considered carefully the parties’ arguments, and we have concluded that the Commissioner’s decision is supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole. See Johnson v. Chater, 87 F.3d 1015, 1017 (8th Cir. 1996). Because an opinion would lack precedential value, we affirm without further discussion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

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