Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit March 5, 1997, 96-1275 (Alfred PERKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee)

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Alfred Perkins is seeking disability insurance benefits on the ground that he has been disabled due to alcoholism, high blood pressure, heart trouble, and poor vision since at least December 2, 1987.