Michael R. HALPIN, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

ROSS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellant Michael R. Halpin appeals from the district court’s denial of disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, and supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (the Act) 804 F.Supp. 1117. Appellant contends on appeal that the district court erred in its conclusion that appellant was not under a disability as defined by the Act. He claims that the ALJ erroneously concluded that his back injury does not meet or equal one of the impairments listed in the regulations, improperly discounted his…