Felix REYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Felix Reyes appeals from the decision of the district court affirming a denial of social security disability benefits by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Because we find that the record as a whole supports the denial of benefits, and the Secretary applied the proper legal standards in evaluating the evidence, we affirm the district court’s decision.

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Felix Reyes was 52 years old at the time of his hearing before the administrative law judge. He has a fifth grade education, but can read and write in both English and Spanish. He has worked as a painter, brick layer, carpenter, and as…