Christopher Heavin v. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.

968 F.2d 1220 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Christopher HEAVIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-55393. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 4, 1992. Decided July 20, 1992. Before HUG and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges, and PECKHAM, * District Judge. MEMORANDUM ** Appellant Christopher Heavin appeals the district court's affirmance of the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services denying his application for disability benefits. Mr. Heavin contends that the decision was not supported by substantial evidence and further that the Secretary applied improper legal standards in arriving at a decision. FACTS Appellant Christopher Heavin was severely injured in a forty foot fall from an off shore oil rig on October 13, 1986. At the time of the accident he was employed as a pumper/gauger in charge of operating three off-shore oil rigs. He was 32 years old. His injuries included…