United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 97-4123 ___________

Lenora Polk Watson, for Bobby * J. Watson, * * Appellant, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the v. * Eastern District of Arkansas * Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of * [UNPUBLISHED] Social Security Administration, * * Appellee. * ___________

Submitted: January 4, 1999 Filed: January 13, 1999 ___________

Before McMILLIAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Lenora Polk Watson, on behalf of her minor son, Bobby J. Watson, appeals from the final judgment entered in the District Court1 for the Eastern District of Arkansas

1 The Honorable William R. Wilson, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Jerry W. Cavaneau, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. granting summary judgment to the Commissioner and affirming the Commissioner&s decision to deny Bobby Supplemental Security Income benefits. After carefully reviewing the record and the parties& submissions, we conclude that substantial evidence on the record as a whole supports the Commissioner&s decision. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

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