UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 99-50282
Summary Calendar
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PATRICIA WHITT,
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 Western District of Texas
(SA-97-CV-1180)
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January 4, 2000
Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Patricia Whitt appeals the district court’s judgment affirming
the denial of her application for supplemental security income.
Whitt contends that the determination of the Administrative Law
Judge (ALJ) regarding her disability status was not supported by
substantial evidence. Specifically, she asserts that the ALJ erred
in disregarding her subjective complaints of severe pain, and in
failing to recognize and include her somatoform disorder in the
residual-functional-capacity assessment.
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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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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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Based on our review of the record, the ALJ’s decisions
regarding Whitt’s residual functional capacity, her alleged
somatoform disorder, and her disability status were supported by
substantial evidence. See Leggett v. Chater, 67 F.3d 558, 564 (5th
Cir. 1995).
Whitt also contends that the ALJ failed to fully develop the
record as to the alleged existence of her somatoform disorder, but
she fails to specify what evidence was not included in the record.
This claim lacks merit.
AFFIRMED
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