Elmer Bowen v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-1182
ELMER BOWEN,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
KENNETH S. APFEL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Big Stone Gap. Glen M. Williams, Senior Dis-
trict Judge. (CA-88-140-2)
Submitted: June 21, 2001 Decided: June 28, 2001
Before WIDENER and GREGORY, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Elmer Bowen, Appellant Pro Se. James Anthony Winn, Assistant
Regional Counsel, David Fallon Chermol, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMIN-
ISTRATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; John Francis Corcoran,
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Roanoke, Virginia, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Elmer Bowen appeals the district court’s order adopting the
report and recommendation of the magistrate judge and affirming the
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s decision that
Bowen was not entitled to Disability Insurance Benefits. See 42
U.S.C. § 405(g) (1994). We have reviewed the record and the dis-
trict court’s opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly,
we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. See Bowen v.
Apfel, No. CA-88-140-2 (W.D. Va. Nov. 29, 2000). We dispense with
oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate-
ly presented in the materials before the court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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