Glenda J. PHELAN, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States, Appellee

Glenda Phelan (appellant) appeals from the District Court 1 order entered in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) denying appellant disabled widow’s disability benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 402(e). For reversal, appellant contends that the Administrative Law Judge (AU) (1) failed to fully develop the record as to her hearing impairment; (2) improperly evaluated her complaints of pain; and (3) assigned too much weight to the reports of non-treating physicians. Appellant also contends that she was prejudiced because she was represented by a law student at the hearing…