Jamerson

ORDER

The Memorandum disposition filed March 27,1997 is redesignated as an authored Opinion by Judge Sneed.

*1065 OPINION

Appellant Patsy Jamerson applied for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) on behalf of her son Patrick Jamerson (“claimant”). The Social Security Administration (“SSA”) determined that claimant was not disabled, and hence was ineligible for SSI. After appellant exhausted her administrative remedies, she filed suit in federal district court against the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Commissioner and we affirm.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Claimant was born on August 17, 1985. He has a long and well-documented history of asthma. Apart from his respiratory problems, claimant is hampered by slow development of basic cognitive skills.

Claimant’s mother filed an application for SSI on December 16, 1992, when claimant was in second grade. On March 10, 1993, “a multidisciplinary team including [a] speech/language pathologist, school nurse, and classroom teacher” concluded that claimant was ineligible for speech and language therapy. Nine days after the team performed its…