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    The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services in a case involving a claimant seeking disability benefits. The appellate court found no merit in the claimant's arguments after reviewing the record and brief. Specifically, the court determined vocational testimony was not required in this case and the administrative law judge gave valid reasons supported by evidence for discounting the claimant's subjective complaints and concluding he retained the ability to perform his past work as a personal driver or chauffeur.

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    The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services in a case involving a claimant seeking disability benefits. The appellate court found no merit in the claimant's arguments after reviewing the record and brief. Specifically, the court determined vocational testimony was not required in this case and the administrative law judge gave valid reasons supported by evidence for discounting the claimant's subjective complaints and concluding he retained the ability to perform his past work as a personal driver or chauffeur.

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    USCA1 Opinion

    November 10, 1994

    [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]


    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT

    ___________________
    No. 94-1360

    RAUL TORRES,
    Plaintiff, Appellant,
    v.
    SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
    Defendant, Appellee.
    __________________
    APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
    [Hon. Carmen Consuelo Cerezo, U.S. District Judge]
    ___________________
    ___________________
    Before

    Torruella, Chief Judge,


    ___________
    Selya and Cyr, Circuit Judges.
    ______________
    ___________________

    Paul Ramos Morales on brief for appellant.


    __________________
    Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, Maria Hortensia Rios,
    _____________
    ____________________
    Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Robert M. Peckrill, Assistant
    ____________________
    Regional Counsel, Dept. of Health & Human Services, on brief for
    appellee.

    __________________
    __________________

    Per Curiam.
    __________
    claimant's

    brief

    We
    and

    have carefully reviewed the


    find

    none

    of

    claimant's

    record and
    arguments

    meritorious.

    Vocational testimony was not required.

    gave

    valid reasons, based on

    for

    discounting

    concluding claimant

    a fair reading

    claimant's

    subjective

    retained the capacity to

    The ALJ

    of the record,
    complaints

    perform one of

    his former types of jobs as a personal driver/chauffeur.


    Affirmed.
    ________

    -2-

    and

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