United States Fifth Circuit

Denial of disability benefits is affirmed where findings that claimant 1) did not suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder 2) was not otherwise disabled, and 3) had the residual functional capacity to perform sedentary light work not involving exposure to stress or the public, were all supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/04/2002
• Published 10/08/2002

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before DAVIS, SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mary Ellen Felps, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Roberta Gene Bowie, Social Security Administration, Office of General Counsel, Dallas, TX, Raymond A. Nowak, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.