District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania August 17, 2005, CIV.A.04-3757 (Thompson v. Barnhart)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RUFE, District Judge.

James D. Thompson appeals the denial of his application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”), under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-433, by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (the “Commissioner”). Jurisdiction is proper under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).