IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-60124
Summary Calendar
ELLA ARMSTRONG,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
KENNETH S. APFEL,
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Mississippi
USDC No. 3:97-CV-57-B
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April 30, 1999
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, JONES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Ella Armstrong appeals the district court’s judgment for the
Commissioner in his action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for
review of the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision denying
her request for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental
Security Income. We review the Commissioner’s decision to
determine whether the decision is supported by substantial evidence
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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in the record and whether the Commissioner applied the proper legal
standards in evaluating the evidence. Villa v. Sullivan, 895 F.2d
1019, 1021 (5th Cir. 1990).
Armstrong makes the following contentions: (1) the
Commissioner did not adequately consider “the severity and effects”
of her physical impairments on her residual functional capacity;
(2) the Commissioner did not properly evaluate her mental
impairments; (3) the ALJ failed to fulfill his duty by not ordering
a consultative neurological examination; and 4) the case should be
remanded because the transcript of the hearing before the ALJ
contains “repeated references to the inaudibility of [Armstrong’s]
testimony.” We have reviewed the record and the parties’ briefs,
and we find no reversible error. Accordingly, we AFFIRM the
judgment entered by the district court. See Armstrong v. Apfel,
No. 3:97CV57-B-B (N.D. Miss. Jan. 12, 1998).
AFFIRMED.