Robert R. RUSSELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

ORDER

The memorandum disposition herein filed on July 12, 1988, is hereby designated an opinion for publication.

OPINION

Robert Russell, a former counselor in the field of substance abuse rehabilitation, became partially incapacitated by reason of a cardio-vascular condition and sought disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq.). He appeals the district court order which denied his petition for review of an administrative denial of benefits. We affirm.

Petitioner was born in 1926, and accordingly qualified for consideration as “an individual who is age 55 or over” and is limited to sedentary occupations. There is no dispute in this case concerning petitioner’s medical condition or his inability to work at his former occupation as a rehabilitation counselor in the substance-abuse field. The only dispute on the cross motions for summary judgment was whether he had acquired skills that were transferable to a sedentary occupation within the meaning of the relevant regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1568 . Petitioner contends that his skills are not transferable to sedentary work.…