Randall C. Ross v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

8 F.3d 29 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Randall C. ROSS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-55701. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 5, 1993. * Decided Nov. 3, 1993. Before: SKOPIL, HALL, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Randall C. Ross appeals from the district court's judgment affirming the Secretary of Health and Human Service's decision denying his application for disability insurance benefits for the closed period of October 2, 1986 to August 18, 1988. We conclude that the Secretary applied the proper legal standards in evaluating Ross' claim of disability and that substantial evidence in the record supports the Secretary's decision. We affirm. DISCUSSION 3 A person is considered "disabled" for purposes of receiving social security benefits if that person is unable to "engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable…