IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 96-60691
Summary Calendar
ALICE M. WASH
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
JOHN J. CALLAHAN,
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 4:95-CV-107-LN
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July 7, 1997
Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Alice Wash appeals from the district court’s decision in
favor of the Commissioner which denied disability and
supplemental security income benefits to her. Wash argues that
the Commissioner’s decision is not supported by substantial
evidence and that the Commissioner failed to apply the correct
legal standards.
The Commissioner applied the proper legal standards in
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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denying benefits to Wash. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520 (1995);
Leggett v. Chater, 67 F.3d 558, 563 n.2 (5th Cir. 1995).
Further, a review of the record reflects substantial evidence
supporting the Commissioner’s decision. See Ripley v. Chater, 67
F.3d 552, 555 (5th Cir. 1995). Therefore, Wash failed to carry
her burden of proving a disability making her eligible for
disability or supplemental security income benefits. 42 U.S.C.
§ 423.
AFFIRMED.