Thomas E. Bowen v. Donna E. Shalala , Secretary, Health and Human Services

990 F.2d 1255 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Thomas E. BOWEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA ** , Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-56306. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 9, 1993. * Decided April 20, 1993. Before HALL, WIGGINS and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 The Secretary of Health and Human Services concluded that Thomas E. Bowen was not disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act and denied his claim for Social Security disability benefits. The district court affirmed the Secretary's decision. Bowen appeals to this court, and we affirm. I. Facts 3 Thomas E. Bowen alleges disability beginning in June, 1987, due to residuals from a 1972 plane crash, during which he sustained fractures to both hips and multiple fractures of the pelvis. In 1975, Bowen had his right hip replaced. Bowen then attended law school until 1977, at which time he returned to work. In…