Allen Adams, Jr., Plaintiff-appellant, v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-appellee, 972 F.2d 346 (6th Cir. 1992)

ORDER

Allen Adams, Jr., a Kentucky resident represented by counsel, appeals the district court's order dismissing the Secretary's denial of social security disability benefits. This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 9(a), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a). The parties have waived oral arguments.

Adams filed an application for social security disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits with the Secretary. Following a hearing, an administrative law judge (ALJ) determined that Adams was not disabled because he had the residual functional capacity to perform a significant number of sedentary jobs in the national economy. The Appeals Council affirmed the ALJ's determination.

Adams then filed a complaint seeking judicial review of the Secretary's decision. The district court affirmed the Secretary's decision denying benefits. Adams has filed a timely appeal.

Upon review, we conclude that substantial evidence exists to support the Secretary's decision. Brainard v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 889 F.2d 679, 681 (6th Cir. 1989) (per curiam). Adams's allegation of disabling pain is not supported by the record. Duncan v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 801 F.2d 847, 853 (6th Cir. 1986). The Secretary considered Adams's impairments in combination. See Gooch v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 833 F.2d 589, 591-92 (6th Cir. 1987) (per curiam), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 1075 (1988). The Secretary properly used the medical-vocational guidelines to conclude that Adams was not disabled. See Abbott v. Sullivan, 905 F.2d 918, 926 (6th Cir. 1990); Cole v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 820 F.2d 768, 771-72 (6th Cir. 1987); Shelman v. Heckler, 821 F.2d 316, 321-22 (6th Cir. 1987). Adams's heart condition is not disabling. See Auer v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 830 F.2d 594, 596 (6th Cir. 1987) (per curiam).

Accordingly, we affirm the district court's judgment. Rule 9(b) (3), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.