William P. Atwater v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of the Social

SUMMARY ORDER

Plaintiff-Appellant William P. Atwater appeals from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Skretny, C.J.), which affirmed the decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration denying Atwater disability benefits under the Social Security Act. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts, the procedural history, and the issues presented for review.

Atwater principally argues that the Commissioner erred by: (1) finding that Atwater had acquired transferable skills from his previous employment in…