Alicea v. Social Security

USCA1 Opinion

                                [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]



                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT

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        No. 97-2135





                                   ROQUE A. ALICEA,



                                Plaintiff, Appellant,



                                          v.



                           COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,



                                 Defendant, Appellee.



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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT



                           FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO



                    [Hon. Jose Antonio Fuste, U.S. District Judge]
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                                        Before



                               Boudin, Stahl and Lynch,

                                   Circuit Judges.
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            Fabio A. Roman-Garcia on brief for appellant.
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            Guillermo  Gil,  United States  Attorney,  Lilliam  Mendoza-Torro,
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        Assistant  United States  Attorney,  and  Wayne  G.  Lewis,  Assistant
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        Regional  Counsel,  Social  Security   Administration,  on  brief  for

        appellee.





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                                   FEBRUARY 4, 1997

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                 Per Curiam.   Upon careful review of the  record and the
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            briefs, we conclude that the credibility issue raised in this



            appeal  was  substantially  and  correctly  addressed by  the



            district  court's Opinion  and Order,  dated  July 31,  1997.



            Accordingly, we  affirm  the  judgment  for  essentially  the



            reasons stated in that Opinion and Order.



                 We add only  this comment.  We find  no reversible error



            in the appeals  council's finding that "the  medical evidence



            does not indicate  clinical or laboratory findings  showing a



            worsening of [claimant's] condition."  Contrary to claimant's



            argument,  the  additional  evidence  about  his   increasing



            medications  and doctor visits did not necessarily contradict



            that finding.



                 Affirmed.  See 1st Cir. Loc. R. 27.1.
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