November 24, 1995       [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]



                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT



                           



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        No. 95-1399 



                                  ROBERT W. McKEON,



                                Plaintiff, Appellant,



                                          v.



                DONNA SHALALA, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,



                                 Defendant, Appellee.





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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT



                          FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS



                   [Hon. Nathaniel M. Gorton, U.S. District Judge]
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                                        Before



                                Selya, Cyr and Boudin,

                                   Circuit Judges.
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            Robert W. McKeon on brief pro se.
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            Donald K.  Stern, United  States Attorney,  Charlene A.  Stawicki,
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        Special Assistant  United  States  Attorney,  and  Nancy  B.  Salafia,
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        Assistant Regional  Counsel, Social Security Administration,  on brief

        for appellee.





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                 Per  Curiam.   Having  reviewed the  record in  full, we
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            affirm the judgment substantially  for the reasons recited by



            Judge Gorton in  his Memorandum and Order  dated February 10,



            1995.



                 Affirmed.  See 1st Cir. R. 27.1.
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