Mary GOATCHER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Donna Shalala, Secretary, Defendant-Appellee

KANE, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff Mary Goatcher appeals from the denial of social security disability benefits at step five of the five-part sequential evaluation process. We have jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and 28 U.S.C. § 1291. 1

As an initial matter, we note that in social security disability cases, where the court “has the duty to meticulously examine the record and ... determin[e] on the record as a whole,” Dollar v. Bowen, 821 F.2d 530, 532 (10th Cir.1987), “only whether [the Secretary’s factual findings] are supported by substantial evidence and whether the Secretary…